Made in Asian America : a history for young people / Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat.

Author/creator Lee, Erika author.
Other author Soontornvat, Christina, author.
Other author Lee, Erika.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxvi, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Who are Asian Americans? -- Columbus's mistake -- Following the routes of empire: Asians in "New Spain" -- Broken promises: Afong Moy and the struggles of Asian laborers ; What's in a name? -- In search of gold mountain: Mamie Tape and the first Chinese in America -- One thousand questions: Tyrus Wong, Angel Island, and Chinese exclusion ; Who gets to be an American? -- Unwavering: Mary Paik Lee -- Steadfast survivors: the Bagai family -- An All-American girl: Monica Itoi Stone -- Already American: Francisco Cariño -- Military necessity: the incarceration of Japanese Americans ; America's concentration camps -- "Good" Asians, "Bad" Asians -- Loyalty -- Impossible dreams: Deann Borshay ; From picture brides to punk rockers: Asian American women make history -- Solidarity: the ongoing fight for civil rights -- America's gates reopen: the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act ; Asian American food -- The mythical model minority -- Firsts and flying fists -- Seeking refuge: Southeast Asian Americans -- "It's because of you"- the murder of Vincent Chin -- Left to burn: Koreatown on Sa I Gu -- "Looking like the enemy" -- Asian American reckonings -- Made in Asian America -- Author's notes.
Abstract "This book is a stirring account of the ordinary people and extraordinary acts that made Asian America and the young people who are remaking America today"--Amazon.
General note"This book has been adapted from The making of Asian America: a history by Erika Lee (Simon & Schuster, 2015)"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-285) and index.
Interest age level Ages 10 and up Quill Tree Books.
Interest grade level Grades 6 and up
Genre/formAdaptations.
LCCN 2023942526
ISBN9780063242937 (hardcover)
ISBN0063242931 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 973.0495 L5117M ✔ Available Place Hold