The Chinese in America: A Narrative History by Chang, Iris

The Chinese in America: A Narrative History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780142004173)

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The Chinese in America: A Narrative History by Chang, Iris

The Chinese in America: A Narrative History

$20.00
The Chinese in America: A Narrative History by Chang, Iris

The Chinese in America: A Narrative History

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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A quintessiantially American story chronicling Chinese American achievement in the face of institutionalized racism by the New York Times bestselling author of The Rape of Nanking

In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a people's search for a better life--the determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and, often against great obstacles, to find success. She chronicles the many accomplishments in America of Chinese immigrants and their descendents: building the infrastructure of their adopted country, fighting racist and exclusionary laws and anti-Asian violence, contributing to major scientific and technological advances, expanding the literary canon, and influencing the way we think about racial and ethnic groups. Interweaving political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as the stories of individuals, Chang offers a bracing view not only of what it means to be Chinese American, but also of what it is to be American.

Author: Iris Chang
ISBN-10: 0142004170
ISBN-13: 9780142004173
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2004
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.36w x 1.17d
By Iris Chang
By Iris Chang
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Iris Chang (1968-2004) lived and worked in California. She was a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and worked briefly as a reporter in Chicago before winning a graduate fellowship to the writing seminar program at The Johns Hopkins University. Her first book, Thread of the Silkworm (the story of Tsien Hsue-shen, father of the People's Republic of China's missile program) received worldwide critical acclaim. She is also the author of the New York Times bestseller The Rape of Nanking. She was the recipient of the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation's Program on Peace and International Cooperation award, as well as major grants from the National Science Foundation, the Pacific Cultural Foundation, and the Harry Truman Library.

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