Asian American History

A comprehensive survey, Asian American History places Asian immigration to America in international and domestic contexts, and explores the significant elements that define Asian America: imperialism and global capitalist expansion, labor and capital, race and ethnicity, immigration and exclusion, family and work, community and gender roles, assimilation and multiculturalism, panethnicity and identity, transnationalism and globalization, and new challenges and opportunities. It is an up-to-date and easily accessible resource for high school and college students, as well as anyone who is interested in Asian American history. Asian American History: Covers the major and minor Asian American ethnic groups. It presents the myriad and poignant stories of a diverse body of Asian Americans, from illiterate immigrants to influential individuals, within a broad and comparative framework, offering microscopic narratives as well as macroscopic analysis and overviews. Utilizes both primary and secondary sources, employs data and surveys, and incorporates most recent scholarly discourses. Attractive and accessible by incorporating voices and illustrations of the contemporaries and by using straightforward language and concise syntax, while maintaining a reasonable level of scholarly depth. Special features: Each chapter features Significant Events, Sidebars incorporating primary sources or scholarly debates, Review Questions, and Further Readings to aid and enhance student learning experience. Bibliographies, charts, maps, photographs and tables are included. Written by a preeminent historian with four decades of teaching, research, and publishing experiences in Asian American history, it is the best book on the subject to date. Cover 1 Praise for Asian American History 2 Series Page 5 Title Page 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Preface 12 Part I. Coming to America, 1765–1840s 18 1. Roots of Asian Migration to America 19 Cultural Heritage of Asian Migrants 20 Global Context for Asian Migration 27 Asian Context and Patterns of Migration 31 Roots of Asian Migration to America in Historical Perspective 42 2. Restrictions and Resistances 45 Racial Prejudice 48 Economic Sanctions 49 Physical Violence 52 Exclusion Laws and Policies 57 The Enforcement of Exclusion Laws 59 Protests against Exclusion and Discrimination 67 Asian Immigration Restrictions and Resistance in Historical Perspective 73 Part II. Asian American Experiences, 1840s–1965 76 3. Labor 77 Sugar Plantations, Mines, and Railroads 79 Urban Niche Economy 86 Niche in Agriculture 102 Labor in Historical Perspective 105 4. Defining Home and Community 109 Domesticity and Innovative Family Formations 111 Changing Gender Roles 127 The Second-Generation “Dilemma” 130 Ethnic Community Building 133 Asian Immigrant Home and Community in Historical Perspective 142 5. World War II: A Turning Point 147 Changing Public Mood 149 In Military Services 151 Home Front 154 End of Exclusion 156 Japanese Internment 157 Asian Americans and World War II in Historical Perspective 173 Part III. Contemporary Asian Americans, 1965–2020s 178 6. New Waves of Immigrants and Refugees 179 A More Gender-Balanced Society 181 Effects of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 186 Southeast Asian Americans 191 Plights and Potentials of Undocumented Immigrants 202 “The Quiet Migration”: Transnational Transracial Adoption 211 New Waves of Immigrants in Historical Perspective 217 7. Moving Upward 223 Educational Attainments 224 New Patterns of Employment and Economic Potentials and Constraints 230 Political Incorporation 239 Myth and Reality of “Model Minority” 246 Asian American Upward Mobility in Historical Perspective 249 8. New Formations of Asian American Communities 253 Urban Enclaves (1850s) 255 Transnational Urban and Suburban Communities and Cyber Communities (1990s) 271 Asian American Communities in Historical Perspective 281 Part IV. The Future of Asian America, 2020s– 286 9. Theorizing Asian America: Significant Theories and Issues 287 Asian American Movement and the Construction of Pan-Asian Ethnicity 289 Challenges of Asian American Identities in Recent Decades 292 Asian American Panethnicity in Historical Perspective 310 10. The Future of Asian America Under Globalization 315 China Rise / Asian Rise versus the U.S. Decline 315 Importance of Global Collaboration and Various Prescriptions 322 New Trends of Migration and Assimilation under Globalization 324 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Asian American Communities 331 Asian Americans under Globalization in Historical Perspective 337 Chronology 340 Notes 350 Index 384 About the Author 394 "A comprehensive survey, Asian American History places Asian immigration to America in international and domestic contexts, and explores the significant elements that define Asian America: imperialism and global capitalist expansion, labor and capital, race and ethnicity, immigration and exclusion, family and work, community and gender roles, assimilation and multiculturalism, panethnicity and identity, transnationalism and globalization and new challenges and opportunities. It is an updated and easily accessible textbook for high school and college students as well as anyone who is interested in Asian American history. Asian American History: Covers the major and minor Asian American ethnic groups. It presents the myriad and poignant stories of a diverse body of Asian Americans, from illiterate immigrants to influential individuals, within a broad and comparative framework, offering microscopic narratives as well as macroscopic analysis and overviews. Utilizes both primary and secondary sources, employs data and surveys, and incorporates most recent scholarly discourses. Attractive and accessible by incorporating voices and illustrations of the contemporaries and by using straightforward language and concise syntax, while maintaining a reasonable level of scholarly depth. Special features: Each chapter features Significant Events, Sidebars incorporating primary sources or scholarly debates, Review Questions, and Further Readings to aid and enhance student learning experience. Bibliographies, charts, maps, photographs, and tables are included. Written by a preeminent historian with four decades of teaching, research, and publishing experiences in Asian American history, it is the best textbook on the subject to date"-- Provided by publisher