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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Takaki weaves the stories of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian Americans into a single tale of discovery, endurance, and courage. no reviews | add a review
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A history of Asian Americans, introducing the people, the cultures, and their hope, fears, contribution, and dreams.
In an extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollection, and oral testimony, the author 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 is a powerful and moving work that will resonate for all Americans, who together make up a nation of immigrants from other shores.--Publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.0495History and Geography North America United States United States Ethnic And National Groups Other Groups Asian AmericansLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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