Yellow : : Race in America Beyond Black and White

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review of F. Wu, Yellow: Race in America beyond Black and White submitted by yardcamel on March 3, 2007, 8:15pm Frank Wu's "Yellow: Race in America beyond Black and White" is that rare title on American race relations that considers not only the Asian-American experience in its own right, but also what it's like to be Asian-American in the larger context of a society obsessed with black-white relations. Wu's narrative style is informative, approachable, and lucid. He draws on his personal experiences as a Chinese-American kid growing up in a mostly white neighborhood near Detroit, and sheds light on many aspects of American culture that may not be so obvious to its black and white members. Now the first Asian-American dean of Wayne State's law school, he has also served on the faculty of Howard University, an excellent, historically black school in Washington, D.C. He is a popular and much sought-after speaker on race relations.

Wu's notes and bibliography give many pointers toward other works that readers may want to consider. In addition, AADL has recently added a recording of Wu's February 2007 talk at the Downtown branch as part of the Ann Arbor Reads program.