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Asian American histories of the United States, Catherine Ceniza Choy

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-206) and index

contains biographical information

index present

non fiction

Asian American histories of the United States

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Catherine Ceniza Choy

Most American are ignorant of Asian American history - why so many peoples of Asian descent have made the United States their home, the significant contributions they have made, and the continuing challenges they have had to overcome. Disrupting the absence of this crucial history from the national conversation, historian Catherine Ceniza Choy offers a trailblazing book spanning nearly two centuries about the fastest-growing group of Americans. Asian American Histories of the United States features the lived experiences and diverse voices of immigrants, refugees, US-born Asian Americans, multiracial Americans, and workers from industries spanning agriculture to healthcare. From East Asia and Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent, and including those of Filipino, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Vietnamese, Burmese, and Pakistani descent, Choy unearths the hidden stories and experiences of this dynamic and multiethnic group. From the racist and violent encounters during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resurgence of white supremacy, to immigration restriction and cultural stereotyping, this urgent history sheds light on those who challenge the most cherished myth of the United States as a nation welcoming to immigrants. Despite the erasure of Asian American experiences and contributions, Choy uncovers rich histories of vitality and resistance, and she asserts that, in defiance of their social, economic, and political struggles, Asian immigrants and US-born Asian Americans have affirmed and expanded core American values of liberty and justice for all. This ambitious book is fundamental to understanding the complexity of the American experiment and the country's existential crises of the early twenty-first century

Writing in the years of great hatred -- The multiple origins of Asian American histories -- 2020 : the health of the nation -- 1975 : trauma and transformation -- 1968 : what's in the name "Asian American"? -- 1965 : the many faces of post-1965 Asian America -- 1965 reprise : the faces behind the food -- 1953 : mixed race lives -- 1941 and 1942 : the days that you remember -- 1919 : declaration of independence -- 1875 : homage -- 1869 : these wounds

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