| The Chinese in America: A Narrative History Contributor(s): Chang, Iris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142004170 ISBN-13: 9780142004173 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, the bestselling author of "The Rape of Nanking" tells of a people's search for a better life--the determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and to find success. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - History | United States - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2002044858 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.36" W x 8.02" (1.03 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A quintessiantially American story chronicling Chinese American achievement in the face of institutionalized racism by the New York Times bestselling author of The Rape of Nanking In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a people's search for a better life--the determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and, often against great obstacles, to find success. She chronicles the many accomplishments in America of Chinese immigrants and their descendents: building the infrastructure of their adopted country, fighting racist and exclusionary laws and anti-Asian violence, contributing to major scientific and technological advances, expanding the literary canon, and influencing the way we think about racial and ethnic groups. Interweaving political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as the stories of individuals, Chang offers a bracing view not only of what it means to be Chinese American, but also of what it is to be American. |