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AMERICAN HISTORY / GENERAL

FORTHCOMING Italian Americans Chinese Americans

Japanese Americans The History and Culture The History and Culture
of a People of a People
The History and Culture
of a People ERIC MARTONE, EDITOR JONATHAN H. X. LEE, EDITOR

JONATHAN H. X. LEE, EDITOR

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The entire Italian American experience— [T]he work will be valued for
from America’s earliest days through “ its specific focus on Chinese
This book provides a comprehensive the present—is now available in a single Americans as opposed to
story of the complicated and rich story volume. Asian Americans in general. . . .
of the Japanese American experience— FEATURES Recommended. ”
from immigration, to discrimination,
to adaptation, achievement and • Hundreds of annotated entries give —Choice, August 1, 2016
brief histories of the people, places,
contributions to the American mosaic. and events associated with Italian This in-depth historical analysis
FEATURES American history highlights the enormous contributions
of Chinese Americans to the professions,
• Includes more than 200 clearly • A-to-Z organization within five politics, and popular culture of America,
written, cross-referenced entries that thematic sections facilitates ease of
present brief histories on the key use from the 19th century through the
people, places, and events associated • An extensive collection of primary present day.
with Japanese American history documents illustrates the Italian FEATURES
• Highlights the distinctive contributions American experience over the course • Illustrates the experience of Chinese
of Japanese Americans to the fabric of American history and helps meet Americans with discrimination,
and plurality of American life Common Core standards resistance, and assimilation
• Describes the political, social, • Sidebars and an array of illustrations • Considers the émigrés of the
and religious institutions founded bring the material to vivid life Sinophone diaspora with entries on
by Japanese Americans and the • Each entry includes cross-references Cambodian-Chinese and Vietnamese-
community-building, activist, and to other entries as well as a list of Chinese Americans
philanthropic roles they have played suggested further readings
• Offers a selection of fascinating
• Provides a chronology of events, primary documents that enrich the
illustrations, and collection of primary reader’s experience
documents ERIC MARTONE, PhD, is associate
professor of history and social studies
education at Mercy College in New York.
JONATHAN H. X. LEE is associate JONATHAN H. X. LEE is associate
professor of Asian American studies at professor of Asian American studies at
San Francisco State University. San Francisco State University.

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