American Nerd

American Nerd: The Story of My People

Author	Benjamin Nugent
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Scribner
Publication date	May 13, 2008
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	240 pages (Hardcover)
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American Nerd: The Story of My People is a book by Benjamin Nugent. The book discusses the history and origin of the term "nerd", as well as what the term means in today's age. Some of the important topics discussed include the racial differences for the term "nerd", such as how race played into Urkel, a nerdy character played by Jaleel White on the TV series Family Matters.

The book and the author were featured on Last Call with Carson Daly as well as The Sound of Young America on NPR.