Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel Binding:Paperback Isra's oldest daughter

Isra's oldest daughter

In this bold and insightful book

OiYan Poon looks at how the debate over affirmative action reveals the divergent ways Asian Americans conceive of their identity

beloved American community" (George Saunders)

ISBN: 0807013625

Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel Binding:Paperback Isra's oldest daughterWinner of the New American Voices Award Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence This witty personal and cultural history of travel from the perspective of a Third World raised woman of color, Airplane Mode, asks: what does it mean to be a joyous traveler when we live in the ruins of colonialism, capitalism and climate change? The conditions of travel have long been dictated by the color of passports and the color of skin. The color of