Fresh off the Boat blog

Fresh off the boat has been a tremendous book to read this semester. Fresh off the boat is an autobiography by Eddie Huang is a restaurant owner and now author. Eddie is a son of Taiwanese immigrants. In his book he talks about growing up as an Asia American in the 80s and 90s. Growing up he struggled with is identity at a young age. In his book he takes the reader into his live and shows his view points of the world around him. He shows the reader the positive and negative things that he when through his live in his own unique way.

Growing up Eddie had struggle with his own identity because he didn't feel like an American citizen because of his parents and the culture he lived in at his home. During his younger years in school, Eddie face a lot of bullying and racism growing up. Many of the other children that in was in school with made fun of him and called him names because he was Asian. Eddie did not relate or had anything in common with majority of the children he was in school with. At this stage in his life he was very confused about his identity but as he got older he began to start finding his identity.

      

When Eddie enters his teens he begins to find his identity. Eddie found his identity within the hip hop and African American cultures. He felt more accepted by African Americans and people of the hip hop community. He adopted the culture with ease and felt connect to the lifestyle, for expamle the language, the music and the fashion. Throughout his book he uses many slang words that are used in the African American and hip hop communities.

   

Later down the road, Eddie ended up going to law school. After a brief career in law Eddie decide to open a Taiwanese and Chinese style restaurant in New York. At his Restaurant he specializes in Asian cuisine. Becoming a chef and a restaurant owner helped Eddie find his identity as well.

Overall Fresh off the boat was a very good book and I enjoyed reading it very much. I felt very connect to the book because Eddie and I are both around the same age and we a few things in common. He makes the reader feel like they personally know him. Overall this book is very funny and it took me back to my teenage years. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to get a good laugh.