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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans, Updated and Revised Edition

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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans, Updated and Revised Edition

In an extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollection, & 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 & culture, & Asian American students stigmatized by the stereotype of the "model minority." This is a powerful & moving work that will resonate for all Americans, who together make up a nation of immigrants from other shores.
Country USA
Brand Back Bay Books
Manufacturer Little, Brown and Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780316831307
ReleaseDate 1998-09-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780316831307

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