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9780805784374

Asian Americans: An Interpretive History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805784374

  • ISBN10:

    0805784373

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1991-01-01
  • Publisher: Twayne Pub

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Summary

A history of Asian Americans, their contributions and adversities, plus material on the prejudices they have encountered and the special problems faced by the women of this group.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi(2)
Preface xiii(3)
Terminology and Transliterations xvi(2)
Acknowledgments xviii
one The International Context of Asian Emigration
3(22)
two Immigration and Livelihood, 1840s to 1930s
25(20)
three Hostility and Conflict
45(18)
four The Social Organization of Asian Immigrant Communities
63(18)
five Resistance to Oppression
81(22)
six Women, Families, and the "Second-Generation Dilemma"
103(18)
seven Changing Fortunes, 1941 to 1965
121(24)
eight New Immigrants and Refugees
145(22)
nine Current Socioeconomic Status, Politics, Education, and Culture
167(20)
Conclusion 187(2)
Films about the Asian American Experience 189(3)
Chronology 192(8)
Notes and References 200(23)
Bibliographic Essay 223(7)
Index 230

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