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Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Philip Wang, Jeff Yang, Phil Yu
sgilbert3114's review
5.0
A great way to learn about the evolution of Asian American presence in pop culture. Some of it was a blast from the past, but a lot of what was stuff I was never aware of. The graphics were catchy, and the writing was well done, keeping me interested even when it covered things I wasn't that interested in (like hip-hop and rap). One of the things that I loved about the book was that it didn't certain around a specific group of Asians but really encompassed everyone under the AAPI banner.
fornia's review
4.0
definitely not the kind of book u read thru linearly, more the kind u leave on a nightstand and flip thru absentmindedly
but hell yeah today i am angry and joyful and sad and inspired and indignant and proud and we r Here to fuckin Stay
but hell yeah today i am angry and joyful and sad and inspired and indignant and proud and we r Here to fuckin Stay
etiberland's review
5.0
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Yang is an essential addition to your classroom. library, and home. It is engaging, informative, entertaining, eye-opening, filling a much needed gap on our shelves. Rise shares stories of Asian American pop culture through essays, timelines, lists, comics, graphs, illustrations, postcards from Asian America, roundtable conversations, incredible primary resources like photographs and firsthand accounts. I especially appreciate the Asian American Syllabus sections where the authors provide lists and analysis of must-consume media by decade. It is a powerful educational resource that I hope classroom teachers will utilize, whether you spotlight a specific essay or comic or adopt it as a class text. It is sure to inspire readers to dig deeper into the topics and explore other media that spotlights Asian American pop culture. Just behold that incredible table of contents! I kept thinking how valuable this book is to help implement lessons supporting the Illinois Teaching Equitable Asian American History or TEAACH Act. And also you can and should incorporate this history in your lessons or library without a law... A fantastic book for fans of NPR's Code Switch and Pop Culture Happy Hour, and of course, Throughline, this book is for everyone. I'd love to see this book on the Alex Award List and reach more young adult readers. It's definitely a book with lots of crossover appeal for teens and adults.
isleofwoman's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
migachan's review
5.0
It was really entertaining and I felt like I was reliving my high schools days :P
misosoupcup's review
medium-paced
3.0
Overall i really liked the book. but how is this book gonna passively critique anti-blackness and cross cultural ties between asian communities and other poc and then do an entire spread on awkafina and simu liu lmao? some good stuff in here that i was around for, but not old enough to participate in such as the party culture of the 2000's and the car culture. some interviews really stood out to me, and i loved the asian american syllabus sections.
I still think this book is really good, but i wish there could have been more academics involved in the making of this book, like film historians and sociologists to provide a better historical view as well as analyze the systems that brought us here in the first place.
I still think this book is really good, but i wish there could have been more academics involved in the making of this book, like film historians and sociologists to provide a better historical view as well as analyze the systems that brought us here in the first place.