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University of Washington Press Asian America
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Significance of the Asian American Experience The Coming of the Chinese The Anti-Chinese Movement Chinese America, 1880-1941 The Coming of the Japanese and the Anti-Japanese Movement Japanese America, 1920-1941 Asian Americans and World War II Asian Americans and the Cold War, 1945-1960 Epilogue: Since 1960 - The Era of the Model Minority Selected Bibliography Index
£110.48
University of Washington Press Asian America
Book SynopsisIn 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 individualTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Significance of the Asian American Experience The Coming of the Chinese The Anti-Chinese Movement Chinese America, 1880-1941 The Coming of the Japanese and the Anti-Japanese Movement Japanese America, 1920-1941 Asian Americans and World War II Asian Americans and the Cold War, 1945-1960 Epilogue: Since 1960 - The Era of the Model Minority Selected Bibliography Index
£29.66
Rutgers University Press Asian American History
Book SynopsisA comprehensive survey, Asian American History places Asian immigration to America in international and domestic contexts, and explores the significant elements that define Asian America: imperialism and global capitalist expansion, labor and capital, race and ethnicity, immigration and exclusion, family and work, community and gender roles, assimilation and multiculturalism, panethnicity and identity, transnationalism and globalization, and new challenges and opportunities. It is an up-to-date and easily accessible resource for high school and college students, as well as anyone who is interested in Asian American history. Asian American History: Covers the major and minor Asian American ethnic groups. It presents the myriad and poignant stories of a diverse body of Asian Americans, from illiterate immigrants to influential individuals, within a broad and comparative framework, offering microscopic narratives as well as macroscopic analysis and overviews. Utilizes both primary and secondary sources, employs data and surveys, and incorporates most recent scholarly discourses. Attractive and accessible by incorporating voices and illustrations of the contemporaries and by using straightforward language and concise syntax, while maintaining a reasonable level of scholarly depth. Special features: Each chapter features Significant Events, Sidebars incorporating primary sources or scholarly debates, Review Questions, and Further Readings to aid and enhance student learning experience. Bibliographies, charts, maps, photographs and tables are included. Written by a preeminent historian with four decades of teaching, research, and publishing experiences in Asian American history, it is the best book on the subject to date. Trade Review"This is an excellent introduction to Asian Americans. It is thorough and thoughtful, especially because it includes the diversity of the many communities who make up this fast-growing population. This would be easy to teach from and learn from. It offers a solid historical foundation for further discussion in the classroom, and it belongs on the syllabus."— Frank H. Wu, President of Queens College, City University of New York "Asian American History is a well-documented, comprehensive textbook. Major themes of the Asian American historic experience--racism and resistance, work, and family--as well as the rich, ethnic particularities of each group are integrated to offer a full picture of our communities. Further, Ling covers emerging themes, such as new community formations and transnational shifts, to address the pressing issues of Asian Americans."— Russell Jeung, professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, California, and co-founder of "Huping Ling’s Asian American History is an important contribution to the growing scholarship that examines the collective experiences of Asian American communities in the U.S. Utilizing the latest source materials, interdisciplinary methodologies, and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data, this study provides an indispensable account of both historical and current events."— Rudy P. Guevarra Jr., author of Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego (Rutgers University “Professor Huping Ling's book is an important read that provides us with a concise understanding of the multiple dimensions of Asian American history. Important key terms, timelines, primary sources, and study questions provide important tools for deepened understanding and application.”— Harvey Dong, coeditor of Mountain Movers: Student Activism & the Emergence of Asian American Studies "Huping Ling’s Asian American History offers a nuanced perspective to bridge the past and present over the span of more than 250 years in the making and remaking of Asian America. It shows how generations of Asian immigrants and their native-born offspring strive to become an integral part of the American nation — an invaluable resource for educators, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding multicultural America."— Min Zhou, Distinguished Professor of Sociology & Asian American Studies, UCLA "Enchanting, meticulous, and informative, Asian American History offers the most updated, all-encompassing portrayal of Asian American history since the 1760s. Its transnational perspective, interdisciplinary approach, incorporation of new scholarship, fascinating stories, and user-friendly features make it one of the finest textbooks on the history of Asian Americans." — Philip Q. Yang, author of Asian Immigration to the United States “Asian American History builds on and extends the research of scholars in recent decades, including pioneers like Ronald Takaki, Sucheng Chan, and Roger Daniels. It offers encyclopedic coverage and insightful analyses of both broad historical and cultural backgrounds of Asian immigration and vital issues concerning Asian Americans. Readers will also have ample opportunity to hear personal stories and direct voices from individual Asian Americans. Its clear organization, lucid style, and impeccable research make this volume a welcome resource for scholars and a valuable textbook for high-school and college classes on the history and experiences of Asian Americans.” — Yong Chen, author of Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in AmericaTable of ContentsPreface ix PART I Coming to America, 1765-1840s 1 ROOTS OF ASIAN MIGRATION TO AMERICA 2 Cultural Heritage of Asian Migrants 3 Global Context for Asian Migration 10 Asian Context and Patterns of Migration 14 Roots of Asian Migration to America in Historical Perspective 25 2 RESTRICTIONS AND RESISTANCES 28 Racial Prejudice 31 Economic Sanctions 32 Physical Violence 35 Exclusion Laws and Policies 40 The Enforcement of Exclusion Laws 42 Protests against Exclusion and Discrimination 50 Asian Immigration Restrictions and Resistance in Historical Perspective 56 PART II Asian American Experiences, 1840s-1965 3 LABOR 60 Sugar Plantations, Mines, and Railroads 62 Urban Niche Economy 69 Niche in Agriculture 85 Labor in Historical Perspective 88 4 DEFINING HOME AND COMMUNITY 92 Domesticity and Innovative Family Formations 94 Changing Gender Roles 110 The Second-Generation "Dilemma" 113 Ethnic Community Building 116 Asian Immigrant Home and Community in Historical Perspective 125 5 WORLD WAR II: A TURNING POINT 130 Changing Public Mood 132 In Military Services 134 Home Front 137 End of Exclusion 139 Japanese Internment 140 Asian Americans and World War II in Historical Perspective 156 PART III Contemporary Asian Americans, 1965-2020s 6 NEW WAVES OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 162 A More Gender-Balanced Society 164 Effects of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 169 Southeast Asian Americans 174 Plights and Potentials of Undocumented Immigrants 185 "The Quiet Migration": Transnational Transracial Adoption 194 New Waves of Immigrants in Historical Perspective 200 7 MOVING UPWARD 206 Educational Attainments 207 New Patterns of Employment and Economic Potentials and Constraints 213 Political Incorporation 222 Myth and Reality of "Model Minority" 229 Asian American Upward Mobility in Historical Perspective 232 8 NEW FORMATIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 236 Urban Enclaves (1850s) 238 Transnational Urban and Suburban Communities and Cyber Communities (1990s) 254 Asian American Communities in Historical Perspective 264 PART IV The Future of Asian America, 2020s– 9 THEORIZING ASIAN AMERICA: SIGNIFICANT THEORIES AND ISSUES 270 Asian American Movement and the Construction of Pan-Asian Ethnicity 272 Challenges of Asian American Identities in Recent Decades 275 Asian American Panethnicity in Historical Perspective 293 10 THE FUTURE OF ASIAN AMERICA UNDER GLOBALIZATION 298 China Rise / Asian Rise versus the U.S. Decline 298 Importance of Global Collaboration and Various Prescriptions 305 New Trends of Migration and Assimilation under Globalization 307 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Asian American Communities 314 Asian Americans under Globalization in Historical Perspective 320 CHRONOLOGY 323 NOTES 333 INDEX 000
£44.65
Rutgers University Press Asian American History
Book SynopsisA comprehensive survey, Asian American History places Asian immigration to America in international and domestic contexts, and explores the significant elements that define Asian America: imperialism and global capitalist expansion, labor and capital, race and ethnicity, immigration and exclusion, family and work, community and gender roles, assimilation and multiculturalism, panethnicity and identity, transnationalism and globalization, and new challenges and opportunities. It is an up-to-date and easily accessible resource for high school and college students, as well as anyone who is interested in Asian American history. Asian American History: Covers the major and minor Asian American ethnic groups. It presents the myriad and poignant stories of a diverse body of Asian Americans, from illiterate immigrants to influential individuals, within a broad and comparative framework, offering microscopic narratives as well as macroscopic analysis and overviews. Utilizes both primary and secondary sources, employs data and surveys, and incorporates most recent scholarly discourses. Attractive and accessible by incorporating voices and illustrations of the contemporaries and by using straightforward language and concise syntax, while maintaining a reasonable level of scholarly depth. Special features: Each chapter features Significant Events, Sidebars incorporating primary sources or scholarly debates, Review Questions, and Further Readings to aid and enhance student learning experience. Bibliographies, charts, maps, photographs and tables are included. Written by a preeminent historian with four decades of teaching, research, and publishing experiences in Asian American history, it is the best book on the subject to date. Trade Review"This is an excellent introduction to Asian Americans. It is thorough and thoughtful, especially because it includes the diversity of the many communities who make up this fast-growing population. This would be easy to teach from and learn from. It offers a solid historical foundation for further discussion in the classroom, and it belongs on the syllabus."— Frank H. Wu, President of Queens College, City University of New York "Asian American History is a well-documented, comprehensive textbook. Major themes of the Asian American historic experience--racism and resistance, work, and family--as well as the rich, ethnic particularities of each group are integrated to offer a full picture of our communities. Further, Ling covers emerging themes, such as new community formations and transnational shifts, to address the pressing issues of Asian Americans."— Russell Jeung, professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, California, and co-founder of "Huping Ling’s Asian American History is an important contribution to the growing scholarship that examines the collective experiences of Asian American communities in the U.S. Utilizing the latest source materials, interdisciplinary methodologies, and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data, this study provides an indispensable account of both historical and current events."— Rudy P. Guevarra Jr., author of Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego (Rutgers University “Professor Huping Ling's book is an important read that provides us with a concise understanding of the multiple dimensions of Asian American history. Important key terms, timelines, primary sources, and study questions provide important tools for deepened understanding and application.”— Harvey Dong, coeditor of Mountain Movers: Student Activism & the Emergence of Asian American Studies "Huping Ling’s Asian American History offers a nuanced perspective to bridge the past and present over the span of more than 250 years in the making and remaking of Asian America. It shows how generations of Asian immigrants and their native-born offspring strive to become an integral part of the American nation — an invaluable resource for educators, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding multicultural America."— Min Zhou, Distinguished Professor of Sociology & Asian American Studies, UCLA "Enchanting, meticulous, and informative, Asian American History offers the most updated, all-encompassing portrayal of Asian American history since the 1760s. Its transnational perspective, interdisciplinary approach, incorporation of new scholarship, fascinating stories, and user-friendly features make it one of the finest textbooks on the history of Asian Americans." — Philip Q. Yang, author of Asian Immigration to the United States “Asian American History builds on and extends the research of scholars in recent decades, including pioneers like Ronald Takaki, Sucheng Chan, and Roger Daniels. It offers encyclopedic coverage and insightful analyses of both broad historical and cultural backgrounds of Asian immigration and vital issues concerning Asian Americans. Readers will also have ample opportunity to hear personal stories and direct voices from individual Asian Americans. Its clear organization, lucid style, and impeccable research make this volume a welcome resource for scholars and a valuable textbook for high-school and college classes on the history and experiences of Asian Americans.” — Yong Chen, author of Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in AmericaTable of ContentsPreface ix PART I Coming to America, 1765-1840s 1 ROOTS OF ASIAN MIGRATION TO AMERICA 2 Cultural Heritage of Asian Migrants 3 Global Context for Asian Migration 10 Asian Context and Patterns of Migration 14 Roots of Asian Migration to America in Historical Perspective 25 2 RESTRICTIONS AND RESISTANCES 28 Racial Prejudice 31 Economic Sanctions 32 Physical Violence 35 Exclusion Laws and Policies 40 The Enforcement of Exclusion Laws 42 Protests against Exclusion and Discrimination 50 Asian Immigration Restrictions and Resistance in Historical Perspective 56 PART II Asian American Experiences, 1840s-1965 3 LABOR 60 Sugar Plantations, Mines, and Railroads 62 Urban Niche Economy 69 Niche in Agriculture 85 Labor in Historical Perspective 88 4 DEFINING HOME AND COMMUNITY 92 Domesticity and Innovative Family Formations 94 Changing Gender Roles 110 The Second-Generation "Dilemma" 113 Ethnic Community Building 116 Asian Immigrant Home and Community in Historical Perspective 125 5 WORLD WAR II: A TURNING POINT 130 Changing Public Mood 132 In Military Services 134 Home Front 137 End of Exclusion 139 Japanese Internment 140 Asian Americans and World War II in Historical Perspective 156 PART III Contemporary Asian Americans, 1965-2020s 6 NEW WAVES OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 162 A More Gender-Balanced Society 164 Effects of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 169 Southeast Asian Americans 174 Plights and Potentials of Undocumented Immigrants 185 "The Quiet Migration": Transnational Transracial Adoption 194 New Waves of Immigrants in Historical Perspective 200 7 MOVING UPWARD 206 Educational Attainments 207 New Patterns of Employment and Economic Potentials and Constraints 213 Political Incorporation 222 Myth and Reality of "Model Minority" 229 Asian American Upward Mobility in Historical Perspective 232 8 NEW FORMATIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 236 Urban Enclaves (1850s) 238 Transnational Urban and Suburban Communities and Cyber Communities (1990s) 254 Asian American Communities in Historical Perspective 264 PART IV The Future of Asian America, 2020s– 9 THEORIZING ASIAN AMERICA: SIGNIFICANT THEORIES AND ISSUES 270 Asian American Movement and the Construction of Pan-Asian Ethnicity 272 Challenges of Asian American Identities in Recent Decades 275 Asian American Panethnicity in Historical Perspective 293 10 THE FUTURE OF ASIAN AMERICA UNDER GLOBALIZATION 298 China Rise / Asian Rise versus the U.S. Decline 298 Importance of Global Collaboration and Various Prescriptions 305 New Trends of Migration and Assimilation under Globalization 307 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Asian American Communities 314 Asian Americans under Globalization in Historical Perspective 320 CHRONOLOGY 323 NOTES 333 INDEX 000
£73.60
Simon & Schuster The Making of Asian America
Book SynopsisA “comprehensive…fascinating” (The New York Times Book Review) history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the subject, with a new afterword about the recent hate crimes against Asian Americans.In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But much of their long history has been forgotten. “In her sweeping, powerful new book, Erika Lee considers the rich, complicated, and sometimes invisible histories of Asians in the United States” (Huffington Post). The Making of Asian America shows how generations of Asian immigrants and their American-born descendants have made and remade Asian American life, from sailors who came on the first trans-Pacific ships in the 1500 to the Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Over the past fifty years, a newTrade Review**Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature** **A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015** **New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice** "Sweeping . . . Lee's comprehensive history traces the experiences of myriad Asian-American communities, from Chinese laborers in 1850s California to Hmong refugees in 1980s Minnesota. . . . The Making of Asian America shares strong similarities with other broad inclusive Asian-American histories, most obviously Ronald Takaki's Strangers From a Different Shore, first published in 1989. Lee's book doesn't radically depart from its predecessors so much as provide a useful and important upgrade by broadening the scope and, at times, deepening the investigations. . . . Fascinating. . . . I suspect Erika Lee will soon join [the canon of key Asian-American histories]." -- Oliver Wang * The New York Times Book Review *"In this fascinating retelling of the American creation story, Lee uses incisive scholarship, a wide historic lens and rich detail to fill in the long missing Asian-American pieces. Starting with ancient Greece and the Age of Exploration, from enslavement to modern day challenges, Lee tracks the epic Asian-American journey to North and South Americas, East Indies to West Indies, and in doing so, she breaks new ground and inverts the master narrative." -- Helen Zia, author of Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People"The Making of Asian America is a path-breaking approach to Asian American history. Professor Lee will challenge and surprise most of her readers. . . . She is clearly now a distinct and important voice in a debate of growing complexity." -- Roger Daniels, author of Coming to America and Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati"A stunning achievement, The Making of Asian America establishes the centrality of Asians to American history, and poses alternatives to US national and immigration histories. Asians, this remarkable text reveals, transformed the face of America, and they locate the US firmly within a hemispheric and global order." -- Gary Y. Okihiro, Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University"Building on the best and newest scholarship, Erika Lee has written a sweeping yet personal and critical history of Asian Americans across centuries, continents, and diverse cultures without losing sight of the global, racial, and historical contexts of Asian migration, exclusion, and resettlement. A definitive and ideal text for college classes and the general public, The Making of Asian America is truly an enjoyable, informative, and insightful read." -- Judy Yung, Professor Emerita of American Studies, UC Santa Cruz, and author of Unbound Feet“A fascinating narrative. . . . Deftly weaving together a masterful synthesis of the existing literature with new information culled from hitherto untapped archival sources and with analytical insights on the global currents that have shaped the last five centuries, Erika Lee has created a richly textured tapestry enlivened by vivid stories of hundreds of individuals and groups who played significant, though often unsung, roles in the making of Asian America.” -- Sucheng Chan, Professor Emerita of Asian American Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara“Monumental. . . . Lee handles her scholarly materials with grace, never overwhelming the reader with too many facts or incidents. She tells an American story familiar to anyone who has read Walt Whitman, seeking to capture America in all its diversity and difference, while at the same time pleading for America to realize its democratic potential. . . . Powerful Asian American stories . . . are inspiring, and Lee herself does them justice in a book that is long overdue.” * LA Times *"A well-written, panoramic view of Asian America from the colonial era to the present that sheds light on how Asian immigrants have sought to make their place in American society and, at the same time, continually changed it." -- Nancy Foner, coauthor of Strangers No More and Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY"A sweeping study of the fastest growing group in the United States that underscores the shameful racist regard white Americans have long held for Asian immigrants. A historian of immigration whose ancestors hailed from China, Lee (History/Univ. of Minnesota) delineates the specific history of Asians in America—Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hmong, and others—while also lending a general sense of what immigrants have endured: discrimination in work, wages, education, and housing, and even incarceration during World War II. . . . A powerful, timely story told with method and dignity." * Kirkus (starred review) *“Accessibly written for a wide readership, The Making of Asian America opens important, new perspectives on the relationship of the U.S. and the world.” -- Donna Gabaccia, Professor of History, University of Toronto Scarborough"Pokes holes in the 'model minority' myth by pointing out that Asians in the United States are overrepresented at both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum, and that before World War II, the group was frequently portrayed as being incompatible with American society. An impressive work that details how this diverse population has both swayed and been affected by the United States. Highly recommended for readers interested in this important topic." * Library Journal (starred review) *"Erika Lee’s new narrative of Asian American history deserves consideration to complement, if not supplant, celebrated earlier syntheses. Incorporating compelling revisionist approaches, Lee peels back several centuries of time to locate the origins of Chinese in America to the founding of the Spanish empire in America in the sixteenth century. . . . She further insists on the mainstreaming of Asian American history in the United States." -- Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Professor of History and American Studies, Brown University“In her sweeping, powerful new book, Lee considers the rich, complicated, and sometimes invisible histories of Asians in the United States.” * Huffington Post *“Comprehensive, informative, and engaging. . . . The Making of Asian America is full of fascinating stories about immigrants who left a mark on their adopted country.” * The Oregonian *"Epic and eye-opening." * Minneapolis Star-Tribune *"An ambitious, sweeping, and insightful survey." * Publishers Weekly *"The Making of Asian America chronicles the past and connects it to the present. . . . an important document of history." * Minneapolis Post *"Racism, as Lee shows, was the unifying factor in the Asian-American experience, bringing together twenty-three distinct immigrant groups, from very different parts of the world. . . . In the eyes of some, Asians in America are, Lee writes, 'perpetual foreigners at worst, or probationary Americans at best.' If Asians sometimes remain silent in the face of racism, and if some seem to work unusually hard in the face of this difficult history, it is not because they want to be part of a 'model minority,' but because they have often had no other choice." * The New Yorker *“Accessible yet sweeping. . . . Synthesizing many of the exciting discoveries and arguments that have emerged in the field of Asian American history in the past few decades, The Making of Asian America is a must-read for anyone curious about the U.S. and its history.” * Book Riot *
£16.99
