In Different Racisms, Matthew Salesses explores the unique racism
Asian Americans face, including the model minority myth, the impact of
Jeremy Lin's fame on Asian American representation in national media,
and America's perception of "Gangnam Style" singer and K-Pop sensation
Psy.
Salesses' essays (and his insightful and anecdote-filled footnotes) also
give an honest and personal account of growing up as a Korean adoptee
raised by white parents, all the while struggling with the many
conflicts associated with double-consciousness, and reflecting on the
common experience the adopted child has when he looks into the mirror
and all of a sudden realizes that his skin color is not the same as his
parents'.