{"product_id":"2940169471311","title":"Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction About Learning to Be American","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories navigating the complicated terrain of race in America, from acclaimed writers like Toni Morrison, E.L. Doctorow, Sandra Cisneros, Sherman Alexie, and Amy Tan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors who brought us \u003ci\u003eUnsettling America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIdentity Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e have compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes of racial and ethnic assimilation. With humor, passion, and grace, the contributors lay bare poignant attempts at conformity and the alienation sometimes experienced by ethnic Americans. But they also tell of the strength gained through the preservation of their communities and the realization that it was often their difference from the norm that helped them to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pieces suggesting that American identity is far from settled, these writers illustrate the diversity that is the source of both the nation's great discord and infinite promise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097978585328,"sku":"2940169471311","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169471311_p0.jpg?v=1763683556","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169471311","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}