Bøger i Asian American Experience serien

At the age of ten and without his parents, Easurk Charr, a convert to Christianity, came to Hawa'ii in 1904 to earn enough money to acquire an education and return to his native Korea as a medical missionary. The Golden Mountain is Charr's story of his early years in Korea, his migration to Hawai'i and the American mainland, and the joys and pain of his life as one of some seven thousand Koreans who migrated to the United States between 1903 and 1905. First published in 1961, Charr's memoir offers touching insights into the experience of early Korean immigrants. He tells eloquently of how difficult it was for him to become a naturalized citizen, even after serving in the U.S. Army. An introduction by Wayne Patterson provides a broader perspective on both Charr and the Korean immigrant experience.

Drawing on ten years of interviews and ethnographic and archival research, the author delves into the ways Filipinos in Hawai'i have balanced their pursuit of upward mobility and mainstream acceptance with a desire to keep their Filipino identity.

Offers nuanced interpretations that open the door to a new and productive understanding of race in America.

Using plantation documents, missionary records, government documents, and oral histories, this book analyzes how the workers interacted with Hawaiian government structures and businesses, how US policies for colonial workers differed from those for citizens or foreigners, and how policies aided corporate and imperial interests.

Describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in overthrowing the dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos.

Focuses on the representations and stereotypes of South Asian characters in American film and television.

A fresh assessment of Chinese immigrant participation in small-town America

An in-depth analysis of photography during the Japanese American incarceration during World War II

An unprecedented inside view of the Hmong experience in America

In the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the systematic exile and incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council was born. This book examines the Council's work and the challenges it faced in an atmosphere of pervasive wartime racism.

Examines the link between the "Chinese question" and the "Negro problem" in nineteenth-century America. This work demonstrates that the anti-Chinese sentiment that led up to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is inseparable from the racial double standards applied by mainstream white society toward white and nonwhite groups.

A detailed portrait of one assembly center for Japanese American internees

Traces the shadowy history of Chinese leftism and the role of the Kuomintang of China in influencing affairs in America. This title penetrates the overly politicized portrayals of a history shaped by global alliances and enmities and the hard intolerance of the Cold War era.

An introductory analysis of Korean American religious practices and community