{"product_id":"secret-identities-jeff-yang-9781595583987","title":"Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's this guy we know--quiet, unassuming, with black hair and thick glasses. He's doing his best to fit in, in a world far away from the land of his birth. He knows he's different and that his differences make him alien, an outsider--but they also make him special. Yet he finds himself unable to reveal his true self to the world. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor many Asian Americans, this chronicle sounds familiar because many of us have lived it. But it also happens to be the tale of mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, better known as Superman. And the parallels between those stories help explain why Asian Americans have become such a driving force in the contemporary comics renaissance as artists, writers, and fans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in \u003ci\u003eSecret Identities\u003c\/i\u003e, top Asian American writers, artists, and comics professionals have come together to create twenty-six original stories centered around Asian American superheroes--stories set in a shadow history of our country, exploring ordinary Asian American life from a decidedly extraordinary perspective. Entertaining, enlightening, and more than a little provocative, \u003ci\u003eSecret Identities\u003c\/i\u003e blends action, satire, and thoughtful commentary into a groundbreaking anthology about a community too often overlooked by the cultural mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159558398X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595583987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 8.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2009 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2009 pg. 45","brand":"Jeff Yang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995086749951,"sku":"9781595583987","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_082a4cca-7f16-4ebd-8b9a-0f14fad9b210.jpg?v=1683333819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-identities-jeff-yang-9781595583987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}