{"product_id":"the-night-my-mother-met-bruce-lee-observations-on-not-fitting-in-9780375708558","title":"The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee: Observations on Not Fitting in","description":"When you come from a mixed race background as Paisley Rekdal does -- her mother is Chinese American and her father is Norwegian- thorny issues of identity politics, and interracial desire are never far from the surface. Here in this hypnotic blend of personal essay and travelogue, Rekdal journeys throughout Asia to explore her place in a world where one's \"appearance is the deciding factor of one's ethnicity.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her soul-searching voyage, she teaches English in South Korea where her native colleagues call her a \"hermaphrodite,\" and is dismissed by her host family in Japan as an American despite her assertion of being half-Chinese. A visit to Taipei with her mother, who doesn't know the dialect, leads to the bitter realization that they are only tourists, which makes her further question her identity. Written with remarkable insight and clarity, Rekdal a poet whose fierce lyricism is apparent on every page, demonstrates that the shifting frames of identity can be as tricky as they are exhilarating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paisley Rekdal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.17w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375708558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaisley Rekdal was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She has received Fulbright and Hopwood awards and has published poems and essays in \u003ci\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sonora Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other periodicals. A book of her poetry, \u003ci\u003e A Crash of Rhinos\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published this year. Rekdal lives in Laramie, Wyoming, and teaches poetry at the University of Wyoming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911722922099,"sku":"9780375708558","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1d4c0f3a-e44a-45f3-8d2f-c5b1d1a17d47.jpg?v=1777567693","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-night-my-mother-met-bruce-lee-observations-on-not-fitting-in-9780375708558","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}