American Knees Explained

American Knees is a novel written by Shawn Wong, first published in 1995 by Simon & Schuster, and later republished by the University of Washington Press in 2005.^{[1] [2]}

Wong's book depicts the love life of an East Asian American man with three women. The novel chronicles romantic chapters in the life of Raymond Ding, a Chinese American university administrator who first marries and divorces a Chinese American woman, then dates and breaks up with a hapa (biracial) younger woman, and later gets involved with a Vietnamese American co-worker who is haunted by memories of the Vietnam War.

Publishing history

• Simon & Schuster, 1995
• Scribner, 1996
• University of Washington Press, 2005

Movie version

A film adaptation, called Americanese (2006), was written and directed by Eric Byler, produced by Lisa Onodera, and stars Chris Tashima as Raymond Ding. The film was acquired by IFC Films.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hsu . Hua . The Asian-American Canon Breakers . The New Yorker . The New Yorker . 22 August 2024.
2. Web site: American Knees . UWA Press . 22 August 2024.