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• The Making of Asian America

  a History

  Lee, Erika,

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  "In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But much of their long history has been forgotten....The Making of Asian America shows how generations of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Enduring Conviction

  Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice

  Bannai, Lorraine K.,

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  "Fred Korematsu’s decision to resist F.D.R.’s Executive Order 9066, which provided authority for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was initially the case of a young man following his heart: he wanted to remain in California…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Americans

  How Japanese Americans Won a War at Home and Abroad : the Story of the 100th Battalion/442d Regimental Combat Team in World War II

  Asahina, Robert

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  "Just Americans tells the story of what Gen. George C. Marshall called the “most decorated unit in American military history for its size and length of service.” It is also the story of soldiers in combat who were fighting a greater battle at home—a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

  Liliuokalani

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  "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) is an autobiography by Lili'uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili'uokalani's attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to President Grover Cleveland, a personal friend."

• Asian American Histories of the United States

  Choy, Catherine Ceniza, 1969-

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  "An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history"

• Strangers in the Land

  Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America

  Luo, Michael,

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  "In Strangers in the Land, award-winning journalist Michael Luo tells the story of a people who, beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, migrated by the tens of thousands to a distant land they called Gum Shan—Gold Mountain...Drawing on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• History of Asian Americans

  Exploring Diverse Roots

  Lee, Jonathan H. X.

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  "A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering well-established Asian American groups as well as emerging ones such as the Burmese, Bhutanese, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Golden Screen

  the Movies That Made Asian America

  Yang, Jeff,

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  "From a New York Times bestselling author, this groundbreaking book celebrates and examines the history of Asian Americans on the big screen, exploring how iconic films have shaped Hollywood, representation, and American culture."

• Hearts of Sorrow

  Vietnamese-American Lives

  Freeman, James M., 1936-

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  "The first-person narratives in this book provide a glimpse into the personal lives of fourteen Vietnamese-Americans who were devastated by war and the refugee experience but who were able to create new lives in a new cultural environment."

• The Insular Empire

  America in the Marianas

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  (Documentary, available in Kanopy.) "Six thousand miles west of California, the Mariana Islands are American territory; but after generations of loyalty, the people of Guam and the Northern Marianas still remain second-class US citizens. Following…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Filipinos

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  "an incredibly rich and thorough examination of the Filipino immigrant experience. Originally referring themselves to Pinoys, this culture has deeply ingrained itself in within the fabric of America."

• Chinese in Chicago, 1870-1945

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  "this book explores the history of Chinese immigrants in Chicago--their culture, livelihoods, communities, families, and businesses."

• Behind Barbed Wire

  Searching for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II

  Kitagaki, Paul, Jr.,

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  "For more than a decade, Paul Kitagaki Jr. has been reliving the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. More than 110,000 ethnic Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes at the start of World War II and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Serve the People

  Making Asian America in the Long Sixties

  Ishizuka, Karen L,

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  "The Asian American Movement was an unabashedly radical social movement, sprung from campuses and city ghettoes and allied with Third World freedom struggles and the anti-Vietnam War movement, seen as a racist intervention in Asia... Karen…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Citizens of Asian America

  Democracy and Race during the Cold War

  Cindy I-Fen Cheng

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  (Available in Hoopla) "During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda highlighted U.S. racism in order to undermine the credibility of U.S. democracy. In response, incorporating racial and ethnic minorities in order to affirm that America worked to ensure…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Facing the Mountain

  a True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

  Brown, Daniel James, 1951-

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  "a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and resistance, focusing on four Japanese American men and their families, and the contributions and sacrifices that they made for the sake of the nation."

• Lost Kingdom

  Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure

  Siler, Julia Flynn. 1960-

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  "A sweeping epic of the brutal clash between a relentlessly expanding capitalist empire and a vulnerable Polynesian island kingdom, in a story of a breathtaking land grab."

• Asian Americans in the Twenty-first Century

  Oral Histories of First- to Fourth-generation Americans From China, Japan, India, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Laos

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  "The collective term “Asian American” comprises more than twenty distinct nationalities and ethnic groups, and today there are more than 12 million Asian Pacific Americans living in the United States. In this all-new collection of fascinating…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unfamiliar Fishes

  Vowell, Sarah, 1969-

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  "With her trademark wry insights and reporting, Vowell sets out to discover the odd, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state."

• Gold Mountain, Big City

  Ken Cathcart's 1947 Illustrated Map of San Francisco's Chinatown

  Schein, Jim,

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  "The unique character of San Francisco’s Chinatown is revealed in a historical map and fascinating photographs This colorful and celebratory time capsule of San Francisco’s Chinatown—the largest Chinese community outside of Asia—shares the stories…Read moreRead more of this annotation