Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian

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Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity

In Different Racisms, Matthew Salesses explores the unique racism Asian Americans face, including the model minority myth, the impact of Jeremy Linâ€™s fame on Asian American representation in national media, and Americaâ€™s perception of â€œGangnam Styleâ€ singer and K-Pop sensation, Psy.

Salesses' essays (and his insightful and anecdote-filled footnotes) also give an honest and personal account of growing up as a Korean adoptee raised by white parents, all the while struggling with the many conflicts associated with double-consciousness, and reflecting on the common experience the adopted child has when he looks into the mirror and all of a sudden realizes that his skin color is not the same as his parentsâ€™.

Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity