by Jeff Yang
First published 1997
Jeff Yang maps the journey of Asian culture into American daily life. He explains how to navigate Korean barbecue menus and Chinese dim sum restaurants. He breaks down feng shui principles and shows readers how to apply them. Yang tracks down Nintendo games that never reached American shores and ranks the most lethal martial arts. The book catalogs key concepts, notable figures, major events, cultural trends, and consumer products that traveled from Asia to America. Yang demonstrates how these imports became woven into American culture. This guide gives readers the knowledge to understand Asian cultural references that surround them. It serves as both practical handbook and cultural decoder for anyone wanting to grasp how Asian traditions transformed American habits.
Genres: non-fiction, 21st-century, asian-american, cultural-studies
Vibes: educational, informative, thought-provoking
Tropes: cultural-decoder, practical-handbook
Setting: America, Asia
Period: 21st-Century
340 pages · Paperback · Mariner Books