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A graphic memoir-in-essays examining the in-betweenness of being mixed-race and the cultural confrontations inherent to forging one's identity <BR><BR>Who are you? What are you? And how does it feel to be you? Leise Hook was asked these intrusive questions so many times growing up that they haunted her like ghosts. Born to a Chinese mother and white American father, and growing up in Michigan, Tokyo, and Virginia, Leise Hook was never sure where she fit in. More white passing than her Chinese friends and family, but with the Mandarin skills of a native speaker, she was constantly exceeding some expectations while failing to meet others. From moving to Beijing, to dying her hair blonde, to exploring self portraiture, Hook struggles to figure out who she is and where she belongs.<BR><BR>In the vein of Cathy Park Hong and Gene Luen Yang, Hook's graphic memoir-in-essays rendered via her signature, award-winning style, explores what it means to come of age as a mixed-race woman, forging a singular identity in a world intent on putting her into ill-fitting boxes.

Subtitle
A Graphic Memoir

H | W | D | g
233 mm | 162 mm | 21 mm | 742 gr

Publication year
2026

Age rating
0

Edition
Hardcover

Publisher
Henry Holt &

ISBN-10
1250845033

Author
Hook, Leise

Language
Englisch

Page Count
256

Topics
Klassischer Comic im europäischen Stil bzw. Tradition, Ethnische Gruppen und multikulturelle Studien, Memoiren, Berichte, Erinnerungen

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