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Growing up as a young Black man in California, Aaron Vessup tasted first-hand the nature of American racism, and after moving to China in the early 2000s, he experienced a new kind of otherness, being a Black man in the land of China, but decided in the end that he would prefer to be Black-Chinese than Black-American.
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Black in China tells the dynamic story of Aaron A. Vessup, a Black American teacher who, after decades of living in the shadow of America's racism, makes the radical decision to travel 8,000 miles to find a new future as an educator in China. Aaron's story spans the gulf between the crooked streets of South-Central LA and the crowded lanes of modern Beijing, providing a rich and intimate view of China today through the eyes of a Black man. Aaron grapples with issues of race and history in both America and China, exploring why he would prefer to be "Black Chinese", not "Black American."
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