Asian American Dreams

Description

"This book is about the transformation of Asian American; from a few small, disconnected, and largely invisible ethnic groups that is influenced in every aspect of American society. It explores the junctures that shocked Asian Americans into motion and shaped a new consciousness, including the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, by two white autoworkers who believed he was Japanese; the apartheid-life working conditions of Filipinos in the Alaska salmon canneries; the boycott of Korean American greengrocers in Brooklyn; the L.A. riots; and the casting of non-Asians in the Broadway musical Miss Saigon. The book also examines the rampant stereotyping of Asian Americans, which has an impact on key issues concerning all Americans, from affirmative action and campaign finance to popular culture and national security."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

"Little China doll, what's your name?

Subjects

Other Editions

• Asian American dreams: the emergence of an American peopleFarrar, Straus, and Giroux2000-01-01
• Asian American DreamsFarrar, Straus and Giroux2001-05-15
• Asian American DreamsFarrar, Straus & Giroux2000-01-01
• Asian American DreamsFarrar, Straus & Giroux2000-01-01
• Asian American DreamsFarrar, Straus & Giroux2000-01-01
• Asian American DreamsFarrar, Straus & Giroux2000-01-01
• Asian American DreamsLibrary BindingTandem Library2001-05-01