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Big little man : in search of my Asian self Cover Image Book Book

Big little man : in search of my Asian self / Alex Tizon.

Tizon, Alex (author.).

Summary:

"A ... journalist's memoir in the spirit of Richard Rodriguez's Hunger of memory and Nathan McCall's Makes me wanna holler: an intimate look at the mythology, experience, and psyche of the Asian American male"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780547450483
  • ISBN: 0547450486
  • Physical Description: 261 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-261).
Formatted Contents Note:
Killing Magellan -- Land of the giants -- Orientals -- Seeking hot Asian babes -- Babes, continued -- Asian boy -- Tiny men on the big screen -- Its color was its size -- Getting tall -- Wen Wu -- Yellow tornado -- "What men are supposed to do" -- "One of us, not one of us" -- Big little fighter.
Awards Note:
Oregon Book Awards winner, 2015.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Tizon, Alex
Filipino Americans > Biography.
Young men > United States > Biography.
Asian American men > Social conditions.
Asian American men > Psychology.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity
Sex role > United States
Masculinity > United States
Sexual attraction > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Ethnic relations
Genre: Oregon author.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Grant County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Grant County Library.

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Grant County Library 305.8 TIZON (Text) 37845000412820 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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