195 books (10 pages) in this category
25 Events that Shaped Asian American History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
by Lan Dong
<p>This book provides detailed and engaging narratives about 25 pivotal events in Asian American history, celebrates Asian Americans' contributions to U.S. history, and examines the ways their experiences have shaped American culture.</p> <p>• ...
ISBN: 9781440860898
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eBook50 Events That Shaped American Indian History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic [2 volumes]
by Donna Martinez & Jennifer L. Williams Bordeaux
<p>This powerful two-volume set provides an insider's perspective on American Indian experiences through engaging narrative entries about key historical events written by leading scholars in American Indian history as well as inspiring ...
ISBN: 9781440835773
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eBookAsian American Civil Rights in the South
by Stephanie Hinnershitz
<p>In the Jim Crow South, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and, later, Vietnamese and Indian Americans faced obstacles similar to those experienced by African Americans in their fight for civil and human rights. Although they were not black, Asian ...
ISBN: 9781469633701
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eBookA Sociological Analysis of Vietnamese Society
In the Palace of the Dragon King
by Kazutaka Hashimoto
<p>Scientific Study from the year 2015 in the subject South Asian Studies, South-Eastern Asian Studies, grade: B, , language: English, abstract: Now, the confusion of road traffic in big cities in Vietnam has become serious a large number of ...
ISBN: 9783656868866
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eBookCollective Memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
by Rene Ciria Cruz, Cindy Domingo & Bruce Occena
<p>A Time to Rise is an intimate look into the workings of the KDP, the only revolutionary organization that emerged in the Filipino American community during the politically turbulent 1970s and ?80s. Overcoming cultural and class differences, ...
ISBN: 9780295742038
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eBookTwelve Generations on the Banks of the Hat River
by ngUyen trieu dan
<p>The Nguyen of Kim Bai (a village in the Red River delta in Vietnam) traces its ancestry back to at least the 15th century. The region is also considered to be the birthplace of the Vietnamese race (the epic revolt of the Trung sisters against
ISBN: 9780786487790
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eBookLatinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap
by Gilda L. Ochoa
<DIV><P>Today the achievement gap is hotly debated among pundits, politicians, and educators. In particular this conversation often focuses on the two fastest-growing demographic groups in the United States: Asian Americans and Latinos. In ...
ISBN: 9781452940137
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eBookAsian Racialization and the Logic of Settler Colonial Capitalism
by Iyko Day
<p>In <em>Alien Capital</em> Iyko Day retheorizes the history and logic of settler colonialism by examining its intersection with capitalism and the racialization of Asian immigrants to Canada and the United States. Day explores how the ...
ISBN: 9780822374527
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eBookAnd Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese American Detention Camps
by Tateishi, John
<P>At the outbreak of World War II, more than 115,000 Japanese American civilians living on the West Coast of the United States were rounded up and sent to desolate �relocation� camps, where most spent the duration of the war. In ...
ISBN: 9780295803944
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eBookAmerican and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967
by Mike Bogue
<p>The United States, the only country to have dropped the bomb, and Japan, the only one to have suffered its devastation, understandably portray the nuclear threat differently on film. American science fiction movies of the 1950s and 1960s ...
ISBN: 9781476629001
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eBookSociological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by Pawan Dhingra & Robyn Magalit Rodriguez
<p>Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority population in the country. Moreover, they provide a wonderful lens on the experiences of immigrants and minorities in the United States more generally, both historically and today. In this ...
ISBN: 9780745682365
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eBookAsian America: Chinese and Japanese in the United States since 1850
by Daniels, Roger
<P>In this important and masterful synthesis of the Chinese and Japanese experience in America, historian Roger Daniels provides a new perspective on the significance of Asian immigration to the United States. Examining the period from the ...
ISBN: 9780295801186
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eBookAsian America: Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries
by Ling, Huping
<DIV>The last half century witnessed a dramatic change in the geographic, ethnographic, and socioeconomic structure of Asian American communities. While traditional enclaves were strengthened by waves of recent immigrants, native-born Asian ...
ISBN: 9780813548678
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eBookAsian American Culture: From Anime to Tiger Moms [2 volumes]
From Anime to Tiger Moms
by Lan Dong
<p>Providing comprehensive coverage of a variety of Asian American cultural forms, including folk tradition, literature, religion, education, politics, sports, and popular culture, this two-volume work is an ideal resource for students and ...
ISBN: 9781440829215
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eBookAsian American Feminisms and Women of Color Politics
by Lynn Fujiwara & Shireen Roshanravan
<p>Asian American Feminisms and Women of Color Politics brings together groundbreaking essays that speak to the relationship between Asian American feminisms, feminist of color work, and transnational feminist scholarship. This collection, ...
ISBN: 9780295744377
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eBookAsian American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events
by Jonathan H. X. Lee
<p>An accessible and ready reference for student research, this day-by-day guide highlights the importance of Asian Americans in U.S. history, highlighting the impact of specific individuals and this large ethnic group as a whole across time and
ISBN: 9780313399282
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eBookFighting for Cultural Citizenship
by Lori Kido Lopez
<p>Choice Top 25 Academic Title</p> <p><strong>How activists and minority communities use media to facilitate social change and achieve cultural citizenship.</strong></p> <p>Among the most well-known YouTubers are a cadre of talented Asian ...
ISBN: 9781479825417
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eBookAsian American Sporting Cultures
by Lisa Lowe
<p>Asian American Sporting Cultures delves into the American sports arena to explore the long history of Asian American sporting cultures and considers how identities and communities are negotiated on sporting fields.</p> <p>Through a close ...
ISBN: 9781479840816
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eBookExploring Early Japanese Newspapers
by Andrew Way Leong
<p><em>Roots of the Issei</em> presents a complex and nuanced picture of the Japanese American community in the early twentieth century: a people challenged by racial prejudice and anti-Japanese immigration laws trying to gain a foothold in a ...
ISBN: 9780817922061
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eBookAsian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]
An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History
by Xiaojian Zhao & Edward J.W. Park Ph.D.
<p>This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students, researchers, librarians, teachers, and other interested readers the ability to easily locate accurate, up-to-date information about
ISBN: 9781598842401
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