“I listen and gather people's stories. Then I write them down in a way that I hope will communicate something to others, so that seeing these stories will give readers something of value. I tell myself that this isn't going to be done unless I do it, just because of who I am. It's a way of making my mark, leaving something behind…not that I'm planning on going anywhere right now.”
→ With its attention on people who have been regarded as "half" this or "half" that throughout their lives, these stories make vivid the process of becoming whole.

— Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, When Half Is Whole: Multiethnic Asian American Identities