{"product_id":"the-rice-queen-diaries-daniel-gawthrop-9781551521893","title":"The Rice Queen Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this moving autobiography, Daniel Gawthrop writes about the politics and pleasures of being a self-identified \"rice queen\" a gay man who is attracted to Asians. Navigating through the urban jungles of Western cities like Vancouver and London, as well as the humid streets of Bangkok and Hanoi, Daniel explores the multicultural minefields of sexuality and culture as he articulates the manners and contradictions of his desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe politics of race, and the unspoken rules of gay Asian culture in both Western and Eastern settings, underscore Daniel's personal journey, in which he recalls his teen years spent idolizing Bruce Lee and his fixation on an Asian schoolmate whose hazing becomes a sexual spectacle for him. As he enters adulthood, his desires become manifest as he explores the subcultures of Long Yang Clubs (where gay Asians and \"their admirers\" can meet) before departing for Asia, where his encounters become transactions, and he learns the hard way that sexual desire has a human and emotional cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvoking the themes of Edward Said's \u003ci\u003eOrientalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rice Queen Diaries \u003c\/i\u003eis as much a personal statement about culture and otherness as it is about gay desire. Traversing three continents, these diaries are a personal reckoning, a bold coming to terms with the nuances of sexuality that has relevance for all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Gawthrop \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and labor activist and the author of three previous books, including \u003ci\u003eAffirmation: The AIDS Odyssey of Dr. Peter \u003c\/i\u003e(New Star) and \u003ci\u003eVanishing Halo: Saving the Boreal Forest \u003c\/i\u003e(Greystone). He lives in Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Gawthrop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 155152189X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551521893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IndieFab awards - Third Place","brand":"Daniel Gawthrop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980080414975,"sku":"9781551521893","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a56e5bf6-8051-438b-b7b2-cd2ab7c8b337.jpg?v=1683248273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rice-queen-diaries-daniel-gawthrop-9781551521893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}