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"Exit, Miss Saigon" was published by the University of Minnesota Press and delves into Mura's commentary on racial identity.
Author David Mura said he grew up often feeling isolated. Some of his earliest memories included learning “how to be white.”
Mura moved to the Twin Cities to study English literature in graduate school. It wasn't until he was in his twenties that he began to explore his identity as a third-generation Japanese American.
His latest book, "Exit, Miss Saigon: An American Memoir," is a collection of essays he's written over the past 30 years.
“The book starts with arguments I had with white artist friends about yellow face casting and the racial stereotypes in the musical Miss Saigon,” he said. “Now, none of these friends would get up today and defend yellow face casting. But back ...
