FreshOfftheBoat

Fresh Off the Boat is a memoir, based on the author’s recollection. Some names and identifying details have been changed. Copyright © 2013 by Eddie Huang All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. SPIEGEL & GRAU and Design is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Huang, Eddie Fresh off the boat : a memoir / Eddie Huang. p. cm. eISBN: 978-0-679-64489-7 1. Huang, Eddie, 1982– 2. Restaurateurs—New York (State)—New York—Biography. 3. Taiwanese Americans—Biography 4. Taiwanese Americans—Ethnic identity. 5. Lawyers— New York (State)—New York—Biography. 6. New York (N.Y.)—Biography. I. Title. TX910.5.H83A3 2013 647.95092—dc23 [B] 201202570 Jacket design: Justin Thomas Kay Art direction: Greg Mollica www.spiegelandgrau.com v3.1 “CAN’T GET PAID AND THE EARTH THIS BIG? YOU WORTHLESS KID.” —Cam’ron “YEAH YEAH, I DESIGN THESE THINGS AND YOU KNOW I’M IN THE HOOD LIKE CHINESE WINGS.” —Jadakiss “DON’T BE AFRAID, FIGHT FOR IT.” —Dad Contents Cov......