Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee & The Making of Asian America

Name: Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee & The Making of Asian America
Start: 2026-02-06T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)

Schedule

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts) | Boston, MA

Excerpt of Be Water followed by an author talk with Jeff Chang
As the best-known martial artist and one of the most celebrated action stars ever, Bruce Lee is a global icon. He symbolizes swagger, strength, and the unbeatable spirit of the underdog. But in more than fifty years since his untimely death at age thirty-two, the legend has eclipsed the real man. He emerged as a star in an era when Asian Americans were fighting against exclusion and invisibility. Water Mirror Echo reveals the Bruce many never saw and places his complicated life within a revolution from which it cannot be separated: the emergence of Asian America. An unflinching, page-turning biography, here is the story of how Bruce became a hero not just for Asian Americans, but also for anyone who has ever felt invisible.
Book Sale & Signing with Jeff Chang to follow presentation.