![]() ![]() Have you ever imagined your life is a story or a movie? Do you adapt certain personas for say work, meeting people or going online? Occasionally culture considers us a certain type of person. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, exploring the themes of pop culture, assimilation, and immigration Or is it?Īfter stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he’s ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but the buried legacy of his own family. He’s a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy-the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. ![]() Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Price – £12.99 hardback £6.17 Kindle eBook ![]()
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