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Book SynopsisIdeal as the primary anthology or textbook for courses in Asian American history, this collection covers the subject's entire chronological span. The volume presents a carefully selected group of readings that puts you on the front lines of history -- engaging you as you evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw your own conclusions.
Table of Contents1. Orientations and Approaches. 2. Transpacific Crossings, 1688���1883. 3. Debating Chinese Immigration, 1860���1899. 4. Pacific Empires and New Migrations, 1894���1919. 5. New ���Oriental Problems,��� 1900���1918. 6. Politics Between the World Wars, 1918���1937. 7. Americanization and the Second Generation, 1924���1941. 8. The Mass Removal and Detention of Japanese Americans, 1942���1948. 9. War and Asia-Pacific Allies, 1941���1950. 10. Asian Americans and the Cold War, 1945���1965. 11. The Rise of Asian American Identity, 1965���2012. 12. Post-1965 Immigration and Asian America. 13. Refugees and Southeast Asian Communities. 14. Memory Politics, Redress Campaigns, and International Relations. 15. Asian Americans and National Security.
