Analyzing The Essay 'White' By Eric Liu

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Eric Liu has a powerful way of writing. His words are very persuasive and yet can annoy the reader at the same time. Lui starts by giving background on his life. Born in America he is Asian decent. Liu has been a custom to the way Americans live mostly "Whites". Thus he believes he is "White". Liu talks about how he would spend the night with his "White" friends. He started to pick up on the habits of his friends and their family. Throughout the essay I could tell Liu struggled to be himself the Asian American. Stating in the essay that he considered himself "White" He doesn't mean the color "White". He considers his skin color to be yellow. He wants what "Whites" have. "White" people have power, who influence, and ease. Also Liu touched