| Description |
ix, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Asian Americans as a movement / Dale Minami -- From Toi Shan to the Olympic Peninsula gateway / Ark Chin -- The promise of America / Hoan Dang -- It's about more than hitting the books / Susim Chen -- No dating, just get married / Qing Shan Liang -- Making a new life / Frank Bai -- Changing the tide of history / Dale Minami -- Into the governor's mansion / Gary Locke -- Restaurant, public office, even Bruce Lee / Ruby Chow -- Grassroots victories / Cheryl Chow -- Marriage and the green card / Shamita Das Dasgupta -- Building an orphanage in China / Ark Chin -- Cowboy from Japan / Hank Sasaki -- Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele / Jake Shimabukuro -- The fortune cookies / Joann Lee -- From Laos to Iowa / Steve Thao -- Harlan, Kentucky / Albert Lee -- Growing up in Los Angeles / Daniel Jung -- Portland, Oregon / Jeff Andrada -- Growing up in Hawaii / Jake Shimabukuro -- Between continents / David Tang -- Cultural anchors / Laura Jung -- Of work and family / Agnes Braga -- An editor of entertainment news / Albert Lee -- Chinatown, New York / Corky Lee -- Of Japanese towns and cultural communities / Dale Minami -- Hmong community / Steve Thao -- Vietnamese in Maryland / Hoan Dang -- Living outside of Koreatown / Laura and Daniel Jung -- Claiming space / Shamita Das Dasgupta -- Very tough times / Veronica Leung -- New York's Chinatown : getting back on its feet / Corky Lee -- Within the South Asian community / Shamita Das Dasgupta -- Reconnecting / Naomi McWatt -- Marriage / Gita Deane -- Being Asian, being gay / Albert Lee -- Adopted, from Seoul to New Jersey / Karl Ludwig -- Found / Kristen Houghton -- Of personal challenges and triumphs / Ark Chin -- Journeys of self discovery / Candace Chin -- Hapa with strong Chinese roots / Susha Pratt. |
| Subject |
Asian Americans -- Biography.
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Asian Americans -- Social conditions.
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Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity.
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Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation.
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Oral history -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Lee, Joann Faung Jean, 1950-
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| ISBN |
9781595581525 |
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1595581529 |
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