Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it hasevolved over more than 200 years this book marks the first systematic attemptto take ... » 

Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it hasevolved over more than 200 years this book marks the first systematic attemptto take stock of this field of study. It examines comments and questions thechanging assumptions and contexts underlying the experiences and contributionsof an incredibly diverse population of Americans. Arriving and settling in thisnation as early as the 1790s with Americanborn generations stretching backmore than a century Asian Americans have become an integral part of theAmerican experience this cleverly organized book marks the trajectory of thatjourney offering researchers invaluable information and interpretation.. Part 1 offers a synoptic narrative history a chronology and a set ofperiodizations that reflect different ways of constructing the Asian Americanpast.. Part 2 presents lucid discussions of historical debates such asinterpreting the antiChinese movement of the late 1800s and the underlyingcauses of Japanese American internment during World War II and such emergingthemes as transnationalism and women and gender issues.. Part 3 contains a historiographical essay and a wideranging compilation ofbook film and electronic resources for further study of core themes andgroups including Chinese Japanese Filipino Hmong Indian KoreanVietnamese and others. «