Here's an event that will surely speak to some of the themes we're discussing:

On November 4 at 7 p.m. (location TBA) author Sung J. Woo is going to visit
two creative writing classes to read from and discuss his novel, Everything
Asian.  His book is described as a "coming-of-age journey of a boy
straddling two cultures with remarkable humor and grace."

You can read more about Sung here: http://www.sungjwoo.com/bio/