{"product_id":"asian-america-9780295970189","title":"Asian America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this important and masterful synthesis of the Chinese and Japanese experience in America, historian Roger Daniels provides a new perspective on the significance of Asian immigration to the United States. Examining the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the early 1980s, Daniels presents a basic history comprising the political and socioeconomic background of Chinese and Japanese immigration and acculturation. He draws distinctions and points out similarities not only between Chinese and Japanese but between Asian and European immigration experiences, clarifying the integral role of Asians in American history.   Daniels' research is impressive and his evidence is solid. In forthright prose, he suggests fresh assessments of the broad patterns of the Asian American experience, illuminating the recurring tensions within our modern multiracial society. His detailed supporting material is woven into a rich historical fabric which also gives personal voice to the tenacious individual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Significance of the \u003ci\u003eAsian America\u003c\/i\u003en Experience\u003cbr\u003e The Coming of the Chinese\u003cbr\u003e The Anti-Chinese Movement\u003cbr\u003e Chinese America, 1880-1941\u003cbr\u003e The Coming of the Japanese and the Anti-Japanese Movement\u003cbr\u003e Japanese America, 1920-1941\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsian America\u003c\/i\u003ens and World War II\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsian America\u003c\/i\u003ens and the Cold War, 1945-1960\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Since 1960 - The Era of the Model Minority\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864324059479,"sku":"9780295970189","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295970189.jpg?v=1722271416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/asian-america-9780295970189","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}