The Making of Asian America - A History

Zusatztext “Accessible yet sweeping. . . . Synthesizing many of the exciting discoveries and arguments that have emerged in the field of Asian American history in the past few decades, The Making of Asian America is a must-read for anyone curious about the U.S. and its history.” Informationen zum Autor Erika Lee is the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants who entered the United States through both Angel Island and Ellis Island. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and received her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches history at the University of Minnesota, where she is also the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History and Director of the Immigration History Research Center. She is the author of The Making of Asian America , Angel Island (with Judy Yung), and At America’s Gates . Klappentext A history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the subject, with a new afterword about the recent hate crimes against Asian Americans. Leseprobe The Making of Asian America 1. “Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio.” This map of the Americas, prominently featuring Manila galleons sailing across the Pacific from Manila to Acapulco, was included in what is considered to be the first world atlas, by Abraham Ortelius, initially printed in 1570. Zusammenfassung A history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the subject, with a new afterword about the recent hate crimes against Asian Americans.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Erika Lee, Lee Erika
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 30.09.2016, verspätet
• EAN: 9781476739410
• ISBN: 978-1-4767-3941-0
• Seiten: 416
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; USA, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General