10/2/2023 0 Comments Big little manIt was a sloppy, piecemeal education, but I had to do it because no one else was going to do it for me.”) Tizon illuminates his youthful search for Asian men who had no place in his American history books or classrooms. ![]() (“I had to educate myself on my own worth. To counteract the steady diet of American television and movies that taught Tizon to be ashamed of his face, his skin color, his height, he turned outward. ![]() ![]() Shame, Alex Tizon tells us, is universal-his own happened to be about race. “A ruthlessly honest personal story and a devastating critique of contemporary American culture.” - Seattle TimesĪ “searingly honest self-exploration”* of the experience and psyche of the Asian American male, including Tizon’s stunning final article, “My Family’s Slave”
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