Book Description from Back CoverIn an extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki presents a sweeping history of Asian Americans. He writes of the Chinese who laid tracks for the transcontinental railroad, of plantation laborers in the canefields of Hawaii, of "picture brides" marrying strangers in the hope of becoming part of the American dream. He tells stories of Japanese Americans behind the barbed wire of U.S. internment camps during World War II, Hmong refugees tragically unable to adjust to Wisconsin's alien climate and culture, and Asian-American students stigmatized by the stereotype of the "model minority." This powerful and moving work, now updated with a new preface and new closing chapter, has resonance for all Americans, who together make up a nation of immigrants from other shores.Comments from Back Cover"Takaki effortlessly weaves the stories of thousands of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian Americans into a single tale of discovery, endurance, and courage."-San Francisco Chronicle
"Takaki marshals an impressive array of details in his history of Asian Americans....Personal passion shines through this scholarship." Background on Ronald TakakiRONALD TAKAKI, a fellow of the Society of American Historians, is a third-generation American of Japanese heritage. He holds a doctorate in history from the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a professor of Ethnic Studies for more than two decades. His books include A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America and A Larger Memory:A History of Our Diversity, with Voices. Back to the Top |
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