I bought this book years ago and I have read it several times. I can't believe I never wrote a review. This book is indeed a classic, and if you're interested in the Asian American experience, through the prism of racism and stereotypes, this is the book. Here's a quote from the book, that I use in my book "An American Legacy: Racism, Natism, and White Supremacy":"I could turn around and find myself transformed into Genghis Khan, Tojo, Charlie Chan, Fu Manchu, Hop Sing, Mr. Sulu, Kato, Bruce Lee, Arnold on Happy Days, Sam on Quincy, M.E. I was the Number One Son, intoning “Ah so,” bending at the waist and shuffling backwards out of the room, with opium smoking, incense burning, and ancestor worshipping … My mother and my girl cousins were Madame Butterfly from the mail order bride catalog, dying in their service to the masculinity of the West, and the dragon lady in a kimono, taking vengeance for her sisters. They became the television newscaster, look-alikes, with their flawlessly permed hair."Hopefully that gives a good flavor of the wit, wisdom and scholarly rigor behind this book.