{"product_id":"25-events-that-shaped-asian-american-history-9781440860881","title":"25 Events That Shaped Asian American History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides detailed and engaging narratives about 25 pivotal events in Asian American history, celebrates Asian Americans'' contributions to U.S. history, and examines the ways their experiences have shaped American culture.Asian Americans have made significant contributions to American history, society, and culture. This book presents key events in the Asian American experience through 25 well-developed, accessible essays; detailed timelines; biographies of notable figures; excerpts of primary source documents; and sidebars and images that provide narrative and visual information on high-interest topics. Arranged chronologically, the 25 essays showcase the ways in which Asian Americans have contributed to U.S. history and culture and bear witness to their struggles, activism, and accomplishments.The book offers a unique look at the Asian American experience, from the California Gold Rush in the mid-nineteenth century to the 2017 travel ban. Highlighting events with national an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollege and advanced high school students, as well as general readers interested in Asian American history, will find these thorough writings a rich source of research ideas. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for larger community-college and university collections. * Booklist Online *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume provides an excellent picture of important moments, movements, and individuals in Asian American history. Libraries with holdings in American history or multiculturalism should consider adding this useful book to their collections. * ARBA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments Introduction \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e Early Immigration and Development California Gold Rush, 1848–1855 \u003ci\u003eYing Ma\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeople v. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, 1854 \u003ci\u003eAndrea Kwon\u003c\/i\u003e Central Pacific Railroad Recruits Chinese Workers, 1865 \u003ci\u003eTena L. Helton\u003c\/i\u003e The Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 \u003ci\u003eNathan Jung\u003c\/i\u003e Hawaii Becomes a U.S. Territory, 1898 \u003ci\u003eLaura Stanfield Prichard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e Citizenship and Community Building \u003ci\u003eUnited States v. Wong Kim Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, 1898 \u003ci\u003eWilliam B. Noseworthy\u003c\/i\u003e Gentlemen's Agreement between the United States and Japan, 1907 \u003ci\u003eYuki Obayashi\u003c\/i\u003e Angel Island Opens in San Francisco Bay, 1910 \u003ci\u003eHayley Johnson and Sarah Simms\u003c\/i\u003e The First Sikh Gurdwara in the United States Established in Stockton, California, 1912 \u003ci\u003eHarveen Sachdeva Mann\u003c\/i\u003e The Webb-Haney Act Passed by California State Legislature, 1913 \u003ci\u003eKaori Mori Want\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e Conflicts and Politics \u003ci\u003eUnited States v. Bhagat Singh Thind\u003c\/i\u003e, 1923 \u003ci\u003ePhilip Deslippe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGong Lum v. Rice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1927 \u003ci\u003eMichael S. Rodriguez\u003c\/i\u003e Japanese American Internment, 1942–1946 \u003ci\u003eAnn Matsuuchi\u003c\/i\u003e The Luce-Celler Act, 1946 \u003ci\u003eLan Dong\u003c\/i\u003e Korean War, 1950–1953 \u003ci\u003eKimberly McKee\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e Activism and the Post-1965 Era Daniel K. Inouye, First Asian American U.S. Senator, 1962 \u003ci\u003eKatelind Ikuma\u003c\/i\u003e The Delano Grape Strike and Boycott, 1965–1970 \u003ci\u003eMaharaj Desai, Karen Buenavista Hanna, and Teresa Hodges\u003c\/i\u003e Vietnam War and Refugee Migration from Southeast Asia, 1965–1975 \u003ci\u003eKhoi Nguyen\u003c\/i\u003e The Immigration and Nationality Act, 1965 \u003ci\u003ePhilip Q. Yang\u003c\/i\u003e The First Asian American Studies Program Established at San Francisco State College, 1969 \u003ci\u003eRosie Kar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e Heritage and Legacy \u003ci\u003eLau v. Nichols\u003c\/i\u003e, 1974 \u003ci\u003eRachel Endo and Verna Wong\u003c\/i\u003e Asian\/Pacific American Heritage Week Established, 1978 \u003ci\u003eWilliam B. Noseworthy\u003c\/i\u003e The Murder of Vincent Chin, 1982 \u003ci\u003eMartin Kich\u003c\/i\u003e The Los Angeles Riots, 1992 \u003ci\u003eNancy Kang\u003c\/i\u003e 9\/11 and Islamophobia, 2001–2018 \u003ci\u003eMarie-Therese C. Sulit\u003c\/i\u003e Bibliography of Recommended Resources About the Editor and Contributors Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019842388311,"sku":"9781440860881","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781440860881.jpg?v=1750781442","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/25-events-that-shaped-asian-american-history-9781440860881","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}