{"product_id":"the-shape-of-my-eyes-a-memoir-of-race-faith-and-finding-myself-9781546003236","title":"The Shape of My Eyes: A Memoir of Race, Faith, and Finding Myself","description":"\u003cb\u003eA touching, humorous account of the author's cultural reckoning with his Korean heritage and hidden family secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A surprising diagnosis of PTSD led Dave Gibbons to look to his past for clues to explain the unexpected result. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born to an American soldier and a Korean mother in the wake of the Korean War, Dave has spent his life struggling to blend his Korean roots and his very American upbringing. The family joins a conservative church that embraces a strict, rule-based faith, and they try to navigate life as one of the few mixed-raced families in their community. But when tragedy strikes, tearing the family apart, Dave is forced to face long- buried secrets that he can no longer ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As he explores his family's difficult past, he confronts his own pain and the persistent feelings of not quite fitting in either in America or his mother's home country. And when a DNA test ultimately reveals a truth that shatters everything he understood about his history, he begins the journey to reconcile his American upbringing with his deep Korean roots, and he is forced to confront the traumas he unknowingly carried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of My Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully weaves historic reference points of the oppression and discrimination against Asian Americans with Dave's own personal story. Dave's wrestling with belonging in his family, in America, and in the church creates a raw, thought-provoking memoir about race, religion and finding home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Worthy Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546003236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dave Gibbons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207335276725,"sku":"9781546003236","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_911c514a-60dc-44fb-8baa-957fca267c0f.jpg?v=1716909052","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-shape-of-my-eyes-a-memoir-of-race-faith-and-finding-myself-9781546003236","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}