The Accidental Asian
The Accidental Asian by Eric Liu is a 1998 Psychology & Mind book written by TED speaker Eric Liu, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "How to understand power" (2017), 4.5M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 19 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 1st of 4 books by Eric Liu on Books Worth Reading (1998–2017), by publication year.
- Edition: Tian xia yuan jian chu ban gong si, 1998 · 214 pages
The paired TED talk
How to understand power (2017), the TED talk by Eric Liu.
From the publisher
What is race for? That bracing question animates every page of The Accidental Asian, a powerful work from one of the nation's leading young voices. In these personal and poignant reflections on assimilation, Eric Liu articulates a vision of American identity that will provoke and inspire. Weaving narrative and analysis into a series of elegant essays, Liu addresses a broad range of questions: Is whiteness America's fundamental race problem? Are Asian Americans really the New Jews? Should we fear the rising might of China? What does a journey through Chinatown reveal about our own lives? What might intermarriage mean for Asian Americans - and for the future of race itself?