Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People

by Helen Zia

Hardcover, 2000

Status

Available

Tags

Pacific Northwest, Asian American

Genres

Publication

Farrar Straus & Giroux (2000), Edition: 1st, 356 pages

Description

" ... about the transformation of Asian Americans ... into a self-identified racial group that is influencing every aspect of American society."--Jacket.

User reviews

LibraryThing member autumnesf
Really good book. History of Asians in America - lots of stuff we never learned in school! I really learned alot from this book and will definatley keep it and recommend it.
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LibraryThing member ftong
Helen Zia highlights the decades of discrimination Asian Americans have undergone, with personal anecdotes at the beginning of each chapter. Highly informative, although I would have liked Zia to include more Asian American voices in place of nitty-gritty historical details.

Subjects

Asian AmericansCultural assimilation
Asian AmericansEthnic identity
Asian AmericansSocial conditions
Zia, Helen

Awards

Kiriyama Prize Finalist

Language

English

Original language

English

Barcode

7161

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