New book ‘Water Mirror Echo’ explores how Bruce Lee’s legacy still shapes Asian America

After his death in 1973, Bruce Lee has become immortalized as a prominent cultural icon alongside Tupac Shakur or Bob Marley. His five martial arts films showcased his lethal gung fu prowess that has influenced every action film since the 1970s, including the Oscar-winning “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (2022). Hip-hoppers like the Wu-Tang Clan embraced Lee as a seminal underdog figure and philosophical wellspring. Lee is also popular in boxing and UFC circles, where he’s widely credited as the first mixed martial artist. The biography is a deeply researched...