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History of Asian Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots

By X , Jonathan H; Lee

Book information

Publisher
LLC, Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO
Year
2015
ISBN
978-0-313-38458-5, 0313384584, 978-0-313-38459-2, 986-1987-99-1
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1749967 bytes)
Pages
210\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
Asian Americans -- History.;Asian Americans;Ethnis

Description

A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering well-established Asian American groups as well as emerging ones such as the Burmese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan American communities. • Examines Asian migration to the United States and the resulting formation of diverse Asian American communities that include Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, South Asian, and Vietnamese and new emerging Asian American communities such as the Burmese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan American • Compares 19th-century Asian American history in Hawaii with that on the American mainland • Employs racialization and push-pull theories as well as a transnational approach to document the rich and diverse experiences of Asians in the United States

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