East Eats West

From cuisine and martial arts to sex and self-esteem, <i>East Eats West</i> shines new light on the bridges and crossroads where two hemispheres meld into one worldwide &ldquo;immigrant nation.&rdquo; In this new nation, with its amalgamation of divergent ideas, tastes, and styles, today&apos;s bold fusion becomes tomorrow&apos;s classic. But while the space between East and West continues to shrink in this age of globalization, some cultural gaps remain. In this collection of twenty-one personal essays, Andrew Lam, the award-winning author of <i>Perfume Dreams</i>, continues to explore the Vietnamese diaspora, this time concentrating not only on how the East and West have changed but how they are changing each other. Lively and engaging, <i>East Eats West</i> searches for meaning in nebulous territory charted by very few. Part memoir, part meditation, and part cultural anthropology, <i>East Eats West</i> is about thriving in the West with one foot still in the East.