| Claiming America Contributor(s): Wong, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566395763 ISBN-13: 9781566395762 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: A fascinating collection of essays that recovers the lives and experiences of individuals who staked their claim to Chinese American identity. The first section of the book focuses on the in-coming immigrants. The second section looks at their children, who deeply felt the contradictions between Chinese and American culture, but attempted to find a balance between the two. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 97-2539 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Series: Asian American History & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.94" W x 8.79" (0.72 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of essays that center on the formation of an ethnic identity among Chinese Americans during the period when immigration was halted. It emphasizes the attempts by immigrant Chinese to assert their intention of becoming Americans and to defend the few rights they had as resident aliens. |