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(0)Erika Lee
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Language
English
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Description
Asian American history is not made up of one single story. It's many. And it's a story that too often goes untold. It begins centuries before America even exists as a nation. It is connected to the histories of Western conquest and colonialism. It's a story of migration; of people and families crossing the Pacific Ocean in search of escape, opportunity, and new beginnings. It is also the story of race and racism. Of being labeled an immigrant invasion,...
Author
Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nation's preeminent scholars on the subject. 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 as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans also have deep roots in the country. The Making of Asian America tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their role in American...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In [this book], acclaimed historian Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Americans have been wary of almost every group of foreigners that has come to the United States. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed German immigrants for their 'strange...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xxvii unnumbered pages, 394 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From 1910 to 1940, over half a million people sailed through the Golden Gate, hoping to start a new life in America. But they did not all disembark in San Francisco; instead, most were ferried across the bay to the Angel Island Immigration Station. For many, this was the real gateway to the United States. For others, it was a prison and their final destination, before being sent home. In this landmark book, historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung (both...
Publisher
Smithsonian Books, in association with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A rich and compelling introduction to the history of Asian Pacific American communities as told through 101 objects from the Smithsonian collections"--