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Asian Men Can Jump
By GISH JEN

Gish Jen is the author, most recently, of the novel “World and Town.”
Watching Jeremy Lin, we may come to better appreciate how complex Asian culture is - and how poised to enrich America in yet more surprising ways.

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Gish Jen has published in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New Republic, and other magazines, as well as in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Her honors include a Lannan Literary Award and a Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. For further info, please see www.gishjen.com.

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