Bright Fame: Volume One of the Embracing Emi series

[This is Volume 1 of the Embracing Emi series.]Life can be so full of pleasure, joy, and emotion -- but it can also be full of pain, struggle, and hardship. Every one of us, no matter our background or what we've been through, has faced obstacles, setbacks, and tests of character. And Bobby Steele, a struggling college senior and graduate school hopeful studying mathematics at one of the world's most prestigious universities who wants to do the world proud -- but who really just needs to find himself -- is certainly no exception.His story, the story of a young, autistic, Japanese-American man whose experiences -- childhood nostalgia, trauma, and even the positively surreal -- shape his self-image, his view of the world, and his place in it, is the author's story; indeed, in many ways, all of our story. His creativity, his quirks, and his personality are what make him him -- but is that the person he really wants to be? Is that the person he truly is?Though a work of fiction, the Embracing Emi series is largely based in real events, many of them the author's own lived experiences. It's a genuine, heartfelt exploration of how cultural background, identity, and self-image all intertwine in our lives from a slice-of-life lens that chronicles Bobby's journey from the math classroom to the math committee -- and beyond. Read more