- Eric Liu
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website =Eric Liu (zh-cp|c=劉柏川|p=Liú Bǎichuān, born 1968) is an American writer living in
Seattle, Washington .Life and career
He was born in Poughkeepsie,
New York to Chinese parents who immigrated fromTaiwan . He is a graduate ofYale University andHarvard Law School and is a former lecturer atUniversity of Washington 'sEvans School of Public Affairs . Liu served as a speechwriter for PresidentBill Clinton and later as the president's deputy domestic policy adviser. He was also an executive atRealNetworks .Liu is co-founder of
The True Patriot Network , a political action tank framed upon the ideas he and Nick Hanauer presented in their 2007 book, "The True Patriot ". The authors define true patriotism as country above self and explain how patriotism is lived every day in service to others, stewardship of resources, shared sacrifice, and other progressive values.He wrote the 'Teachings' column for Slate magazine from 2002-2005. He is the author of "Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life" (2005), about transformative mentors, leaders and teachers, and "The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker" (1998), about race, identity and acculturation.
"Guiding Lights" is the Official Book of National Mentoring Month and has led to the creation of a broad civic campaign to highlight mentorship in all walks of life.
In "The Accidental Asian", Liu explores identity, in particular, the meaning of his own American and Asian American identity. "I define my identity, then, in the simplest way possible: according to those with whom I identify. And I identify with whoever moves me".
Liu created a magazine called "The Next Progressive" and has often been cited as a spokesman for
Generation X .See also
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List of Asian American writers Critical studies
#David Leiwei Li, "On Ascriptive and Acquisitional Americanness: The Accidental Asian and the Illogic of Assimilation." "Contemporary Literature," 2004 Spring; 45 (1): 106-34.
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