THE CHINESE IN AMERICA: A Narrative History
by Chang, Iris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670031232
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031238
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Synopsis
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, walking the racial tightrope between black and white, 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.
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- Bookseller
- Russ States (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24-0139
- Title
- THE CHINESE IN AMERICA: A Narrative History
- Author
- Chang, Iris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670031232
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031238
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- History, Ethnic Groups, Chinese, America, Americans
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