Alex Tizon (1959–2017)
Författare till Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self
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Tomas Alexander Tizon was born in Manila, the Philippines on October 30, 1959. He moved to Los Angeles, California with his family in 1964. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon and a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University in 1986, which visa mer was also the year he joined The Seattle Times. In 1997, he shared a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting with Eric Nalder and Deborah Nelson for articles about problems facing a Department of Housing and Urban Development program to help Native Americans build homes. He was later the Seattle bureau chief at The Los Angeles Times. He left The Los Angeles Times in 2008. In 2011, he began teaching at the University of Oregon in Eugene and writing freelance articles for national publications including The Atlantic. His memoir, Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self, was published in 2014. It documented his insecurities and alienation as a Filipino-American. He dead on March 23, 2017 at the age of 57. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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- Tizon, Tomas Alexander Asuncion
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- 1959-10-30
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- 2017-03-30
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- male
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- USA
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- Manila, Philippines
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- Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- New York, New York, USA
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Manila, Philippines
Seattle, Washington, USA
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- University of Oregon
Stanford University - Yrken
- journalist
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- The Atlantic
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- Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Journalism (1997)
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Alex Tizon's memoir combines personal story about his identity as an Asian (American) man with cultural commentary, discussing historical context and trends of the undesirable stereotypes tied to being an Asian. His Pulitzer-winning journalist skills come through in his research and writing style, and his story arc works through frustrations and ends in a hopeful tone (who would want to read a straight-up rant? This book is not that.) I'm so glad this book was published. It's a conversation-starter for sure. #WeNeedDiverseBooks… (mer)
I picked this book out from my local library from a list of must-reads during the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. I am happy I did. Being bi-racial Asian American myself, I have seen subtleties in the the way Asians are treated as a lower race, but after reading this book I am more aware how this effects Asian males the most.
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Alex brings us along for a ride on his exploration of Asian masculinity. The book had an academic tone to it except without a lot of footnotes. He writes thoughtfully and with great depth but lacking heart, until the very end, making a hum-drum book to an average read.
Maybe I just wasn't the target audience. I was expecting a sweeping epic chapter(s) on Zheng He and/or Jeremy Lin that would ignite something in me. Instead I get more chapters on the difficulties of being an Asian male in the world of romance and business.
That would have made for a stronger book. Or focusing on his parents. That would be a book I would be interested to read.
… (mer)