Description
Book SynopsisExplores the growth, impact, and significance of rapidly growing Asian American populations in the American South.
Trade ReviewA
Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2014.
"A timely and necessary contribution to multiple fields of inquiry, including southern history and studies, immigration history, urban history, foreign relations history, U.S. history writ large, religious studies, American studies, ethnic studies, and Asian American studies. . . . Fresh and forward-looking,
Asian Americans in Dixie should serve as a launching pad for new directions in the histories of race, migration, and the U.S. South."--
The Journal of Southern History "This collection brings valuable attention to the largely overlooked experiences of Asian Americans in the southern US. . . . An important contribution to Asian American studies. Essential."--
Choice "Delving into the complex history of race and ethnicity in the American South, these scholars explore the ways in which Asian Americans
must be part of that narrative, both past and present. This book will have great potential as a teaching tool in Asian American studies and Southern studies."--Krystyn R. Moon, author of
Yellowface: Creating the Chinese in American Popular Music and Performance, 1850s–1920s"Delving into the complex history of race and ethnicity in the American South, these scholars explore the ways in which Asian Americans
must be part of that narrative, both past and present. This book will have great potential as a teaching tool in Asian American studies and Southern studies."--Krystyn R. Moon, author of
Yellowface: Creating the Chinese in American Popular Music and Performance, 1850s–1920s
