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Secret Identities - by Jeff Yang & Parry Shen & Keith Chow & Jerry Ma (Paperback)

Secret Identities - by  Jeff Yang & Parry Shen & Keith Chow & Jerry Ma (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>There'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. . . .</p> <br> <p>For 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.</p> <br> <p>Yet there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in <i>Secret Identities</i>, 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, <i>Secret Identities</i> blends action, satire, and thoughtful commentary into a groundbreaking anthology about a community too often overlooked by the cultural mainstream.</p> <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Beyond awesome! . . . This book made me feel like I could leap over tall buildings in a single bound. --Margaret Cho <p/>Criminally overdue, but well worth the wait, <i>Secret Identities</i> is a treasure trove of an anthology. These stories are as rousing, uplifting, tragic, and funny as our deepest secret fantasies. --Dwayne McDuffie, founder of Milestone Comics and writer of <i>Justice League of America</i> <p/>Wowee!!! What mind-blowing superheroes exploding out of the pages of <i>Secret Identities</i>! As a kid who grew up on comics in the '40s and '50s, for the first time in my life, I recognized, identified, and became a comic book hero. --George Takei <p/>These Asian American superheroes knocked me out! I wish I had known these superheroes when I was a kid--I'd have traded my entire comic book collection for this butt-kicking, death-defying, and brilliant anthology. --Helen Zia, author of <i>Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People</i> <br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jeff Yang founded the pioneering Asian American periodical <i>A. Magazine</i>, writes the "Tao Jones" column for the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, and is a regular contributor on NPR. With Keith Chow, Jerry Ma, and Parry Shen, he is a co-author of <i>Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology</i> and a co-editor of <i>Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology</i>, both published by The New Press. He is also the author of <i>Once Upon a Time in China</i> and a co-author (with Jackie Chan) of <i>I Am Jackie Chan</i> and (with Dina Gan and Terry Hong) of <i>Eastern Standard Time</i>. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. <p/>Parry Shen, best known for his lead role in the movie <i>Better Luck Tomorrow</i>, has appeared in numerous television shows, including <i>Criminal Minds</i> and <i>General Hospital</i>. He has spoken at more than one hundred universities, sharing his experiences as an Asian American in the media with college students across the country. He has been profiled on <i>Entertainment Tonight</i> and <i>Extra</i>, as well as in <i>Rolling Stone</i>, <i>People</i>, and the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>. With Keith Chow, Jerry Ma, and Jeff Yang, he is a co-author of <i>Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology</i> and a co-editor of <i>Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology</i>, both published by The New Press. He resides in Southern California with his wife, Kim, and daughters Avery and Kori. <p/>Keith Chow, an educator and comics journalist, is a co-author (with Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, and Jerry Ma) of <i>Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology</i> and a co-editor (also with Shen, Yang, and Ma) of <i>Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology</i>, both published by The New Press. He lives in Towson, Maryland. <p/>Jerry Ma is the founder of the indie comics studio Epic Proportions. With Keith Chow, Parry Shen, and Jeff Yang, he is a co-author of <i>Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology</i> and a co-editor of <i>Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology</i>, both published by The New Press. Ma lives in New York City.

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