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Made in Asian America : a history for young people
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- Summary
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"This book is a stirring account of the ordinary people and extraordinary acts that made Asian America and the young people who are remaking America today"--Amazon.
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- Creator
- Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
- ©2024
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780063242937, 0063242931
- OCLC
- on1430564660
- "Ages 10 and up"--Jacket flap.
- "This book has been adapted from The making of Asian America: a history by Erika Lee (Simon & Schuster, 2015)"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-285) and index.
- Introduction -- Who are Asian Americans? -- Columbus's mistake -- Following the routes of empire: Asians in "New Spain" -- Broken promises: Afong Moy and the struggles of Asian laborers ; What's in a nam? -- In search of gold mountain: Mamie Tape and the first Chinese in America -- One thousand questions: Tyrus Wong, Angel Island, and Chinese exclusion ; Who gets to be an American? -- Unwavering: Mary Paik Lee -- Steadfast survivors: the Bagain family -- An All-American girl: Monica Itoi Stone -- Aldready American: Francisco Cariño -- Military necessity: the incarceration of Japanese Americans ; America's concentration camps -- "Good" Asians, "Bad" Asians -- Loyalty -- Impossible dreams: Deann Borshay ; From picture brides to punk rockers: Asian American women make history -- Solidarity: the ongoing fight for civil rights -- America's gates reopen: the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act ; Asian American food -- The mythical model minority -- Firsts and flying fists -- Seeking refuge: Southeast Asian Americans -- "It's because of you"- the murder of Vincent Chin -- Left to burn: Koreatown on Sa I Gu -- "Looking like the enemy" -- Asian American reckonings -- Made in Asian America -- Author's notes
Subjects
- Asian Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- Asians -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- Racism -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- Asian Americans -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- Asians -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- Racism -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- United States -- Race relations -- History.
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