An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian
American experiences are to any understanding of US history Original
and expansive, Asian American Histories of the United States is a
nearly 200-year history of Asian migration, labor, and community
formation in the US. Reckoning with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
and the surge in anti-Asian hate and violence, award-winning historian
Catherine Ceniza Choy presents an urgent social history of the fastest
growing group of Americans. The book features the lived experiences
and diverse voices of immigrants, refugees, US-born Asian Americans,
multiracial Americans, and workers from industries spanning
agriculture to healthcare. Despite significant Asian American
breakthroughs in American politics, arts, and popular culture in the
twenty-first century, a profound lack of understanding of Asian
American history permeates American culture. Choy traces how
anti-Asian violence and its intersection with misogyny and other forms
of hatred, the erasure of Asian American experiences and
contributions, and Asian American resistance to what has been omitted
are prominent themes in Asian American history. This ambitious book is
fundamental to understanding the American experience and its
existential crises of the early twenty-first century.
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ISBN
9780807050804
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Random House Publishing Services
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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