{"product_id":"the-shape-of-my-eyes-a-memoir-of-race-faith-and-finding-myself","title":"The Shape of My Eyes: A Memoir of Race, Faith, and Finding Myself","description":"A \"riveting\" and touching memoir about the understanding one's cultural identity from pastor, business leader, and innovator Dave Gibbons (Makoto Fujimura).\n\nA surprising diagnosis of PTSD led Dave Gibbons to look to his past for clues to explain the unexpected result. 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 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.\n\nAs 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 is forced to confront the traumas he unknowingly carried.\n\nThe Shape of My Eyes 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\u003eASIN: 1546003231\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1546003231.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gibbons, Dave\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524214890554,"sku":"DBV.1546003231.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1546003231-0.jpg?v=1784085104","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-shape-of-my-eyes-a-memoir-of-race-faith-and-finding-myself","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}