ABSTRACT

A New History of Asian America is a fresh and up-to-date history of Asians in the United States from the late eighteenth century to the present. Drawing on current scholarship, Shelley Lee brings forward the many strands of Asian American history, highlighting the distinctive nature of the Asian American experience while placing the narrative in the context of the major trajectories and turning points of U.S. history. Covering the history of Filipinos, Koreans, Asian Indians, and Southeast Indians as well as Chinese and Japanese, the book gives full attention to the diversity within Asian America. A robust companion website features additional resources for students, including primary documents, a timeline, links, videos, and an image gallery.

From the building of the transcontinental railroad to the celebrity of Jeremy Lin, people of Asian descent have been involved in and affected by the history of America. A New History of Asian America gives twenty-first-century students a clear, comprehensive, and contemporary introduction to this vital history.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter |22 pages

Orientalism before Asian America

chapter |32 pages

Making a Living:

The Politics and Economics of Work before the 1930s

chapter |30 pages

Racism and the Anti-Asian Movements

chapter |24 pages

Response and Resistance

chapter |24 pages

Asian America in the Early Cold War Years

chapter |17 pages

Reckonings:

Asian America in the Late Twentieth Century

chapter |2 pages

Epilogue