Asian American Dreams
The Emergence of an American People
[Place of publication not identified] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 20010515.
Format: Book
Edition: 1st ed.
Description: x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
" ... about the transformation of Asian Americans ... into a self-identified racial group that is influencing every aspect of American society."--Jacket.
Contents:
Beyond our shadows. From nothing, a consciousness -- Surrogate slaves to American dreamers -- The awakening. Detroit blues: "Because of you motherfuckers" -- To market, to market, New York style -- Gangsters, gooks, geishas, and geeks -- Up from innocence. Welcome to Washington -- Lost and found in L.A. -- For richer, for poorer -- Moving the mountain. Out on the front lines -- Reinventing our culture -- The last bastion -- Living our dreams.
Subjects:
Zia, Helen.
Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation.
Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Asian Americans -- Social conditions.
Zia, Helen.
Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation.
Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Asian Americans -- Social conditions.
ISBN:
9780374527365
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Cultures American Zia | Southeast | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/31/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.