Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, (Paperback)

from h.kim

A good introduction to Asian America. I will say however, that Frank H. Wu's background is in law, which definitely shows throughout the book. A particularly long list of stereotyped caricatures of Asians in media sticks out in my mind, though I do remember thinking simultaneously that his list w...

from h.kim

A good introduction to Asian America. I will say however, that Frank H. Wu's background is in law, which definitely shows throughout the book. A particularly long list of stereotyped caricatures of Asians in media sticks out in my mind, though I do remember thinking simultaneously that his list w...

from kchung_kaching

Professor Wu clearly dissects the reasons why the "model minority" label does more damage than good for Asians and Asian Americans.

from fxm65

I really enjoyed reading this book. He starts out talking about watching Giant Robot and Johnny seeing his first Asian actor on t.v. I also had personal experiences as his. I think what is funny that people are always suspeciouse on who you are which people always ask where are you from or who ar...

from bostonian71

Much too pedantic for my tastes, and much less convincing than I'd hoped (both for my sake and for other Asian-Americans). Wu clearly is invested in his topic, but often constructs his arguments with overstuffed or just awkward sentences that end up obscuring his points instead of supporting them...