25 events that shaped Asian American history : an encyclopedia of the American mosaic /

25 events that shaped Asian American history : an encyclopedia of the American mosaic / Lan Dong, editor.

This book provides detailed and engaging narratives about 25 pivotal events in Asian American history, celebrates Asian Americans' contributions to U.S. history, and examines the ways their experiences have shaped American culture.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Dong, Lan, 1974- (Editor)
Other title:Twenty five events that shaped Asian American history.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, CA : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > History > Encyclopedias.
Asian Americans.
Encylopedias.
History.
Encyclopedias.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. 1 Early immigration and development. California gold rush, 1848-1855 / Ying Ma
  • People v. Hall, 1854 / Andrea Kwon
  • Central Pacific Railroad recruits Chinese workers, 1865 / Tena L. Helton
  • The Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 / Nathan Jung
  • Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory, 1989 / Laura Stanfield Prichard. 2 Citizenship and community building. United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 1898 / William B. Noseworthy
  • Gentlemen's agreement between the United States and Japan, 1907 / Yuki Obayashi
  • Angel Island open in San Francisco Bay, 1910 / Hayley Johnson and Sarah Simms
  • The first Sikh gurdwara in the United States established in Stockton, California, 1912 / Harveen Sachdeva Mann
  • The Webb-Haney Act passed by California state legislature, 1913 / Kaori Mori Want 3 Conflicts and politics. United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, 1923 / Philip Deslippe
  • Gong Lum v. Rice, 1927 / Michael S. Rodriguez
  • Japanese American internment, 1942-1946 / Ann Matsuuchi
  • The Luce-Celler Act, 1946 / Lan Dong
  • Korean War, 1950-1953 / Kimberly McKee. 4 Activism and the post-1965 era. Daniel K. Inouye, first Asian American U.S. senator, 1962 / Katelind Ikuma
  • The Delano grape strike and boycott, 1965-1970 / Maharaj Desai, Karen Buenavista Hanna, and Teresa Hodges
  • Vietnam War and refugee migrationfrom southeast Asia, 1965-1975 / Khoi Nguyen
  • The Immigration and Nationality Act, 1965 / Philip Q. Yang
  • The first Asian American Studies program established at San Francisco State College, 1969 / Rosie Kar. 5 Heritage and legacy. Lau v. Nichols, 1974 / Rachel Endo and Verna Wong
  • Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week established, 1978 / William B. Noseworthy
  • The murder of Vincent Chin, 1982 / Martin Kich
  • The Los Angeles riots, 1992 / Nancy Kang
  • 9/11 and Islamophobia, 2001-2018 / Marie-Therese C. Sulit.

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