Made in Asian America, a history for young people, Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat
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Made in Asian America, a history for young people, Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-285) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 10 and up, Quill Tree Books
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Made in Asian America
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1430564660
Responsibility statement
Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat
Sub title
a history for young people
Summary
"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
Table Of Contents
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 CariƱo -- 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
Target audience
juvenile
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- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Racism -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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- Asian Americans + History -- Juvenile literature
- South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature
- South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Racism + History
- Asians -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Asian Americans + History
- United States -- Race relations -- History
- Asians + History
- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History
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- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Racism -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Adaptations
- Asian Americans + History -- Juvenile literature
- South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature
- South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Racism + History
- Asians -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Asian Americans + History
- United States -- Race relations -- History
- Asians + History
- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History
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