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Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Philip Wang, Jeff Yang, Phil Yu
lilybear3's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I only started fully appreciating my heritage in the last 5 or so years. Being Chinese in an white American family in small town America, it was hard to be connected to heritage. My parents made great efforts and I appreciate that, it's hard when no one around looks like you. I learned so much from this book about myself, my heritage, and other Asians. It fills me with great pride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, and Racism
sarahlk17's review
5.0
This book has a bit of everything— nice blend of media studies, sociology, anthropology, and critical commentary in a multi genre format. I learned a lot through this text. A really unique and expansive collection of comics, narratives, essays, lists, critiques, interviews, and everything in between with a wide cast of knowledge and insightful authors and illustrators. A solid reference book and an important book to have in all schools and public libraries!
ankita_g's review
5.0
I loved this book! I have been a fan of Phillip Wang's Youtube content for a while, and so was quite excited to dive into this book. I found 'Rise' extremely interesting, comprehensive and important. I am an Asian-Asian/Indian (not Asian-American), but American pop culture has been a huge part of my life since childhood so I could recognise a lot of people and references in the book. The chapters were fun and easy to read and I really liked the artwork. I don't think I could have asked for a better guide to Asian-American history.
emilysbookishlife's review
4.0
This was a unique and important read. There were many moments in this collection of essays, interviews, comics, timelines, etc. that felt very nostalgic for me, and there were also moments that made me, as a white woman, realize that I have a lot of self educating to do on Asian American culture. Parts of the book felt a bit disjointed, but since this was such an early ARC, I am willing to bet that the disjointed feel will disappear as final edits are done (there were lots of notes making it clear that this process is not finished). Definitely worth the read!
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