Remapping Asian American History
Sucheng . Ed(S): Chan
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Description for Remapping Asian American History
paperback. Discusses frameworks such as transnationalism, the political contexts of international migrations, and a multipolar approach to the study of contemporary US race relations. This volume contains essays that challenge some long-held assumptions about Asian-American communities. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Remapping Asian American History exemplifies the emerging trends in the writing of Asian American history, and fills substantive gaps in our knowledge about particular Asian ethnic groups. Edited by noted scholar Sucheng Chan, the essays in this volume uses new frameworks such as transnationalism, the political contexts of international migrations, and a multipolar approach to the study of contemporary U.S. race relations. These concerns, often ignored in earlier studies that focused on social and economic aspects of Asian American communities, challenge some long-held assumptions about Asian American communities and point to new directions in Asian American historiography. Historians, students, and ... Read more
Remapping Asian American History exemplifies the emerging trends in the writing of Asian American history, and fills substantive gaps in our knowledge about particular Asian ethnic groups. Edited by noted scholar Sucheng Chan, the essays in this volume uses new frameworks such as transnationalism, the political contexts of international migrations, and a multipolar approach to the study of contemporary U.S. race relations. These concerns, often ignored in earlier studies that focused on social and economic aspects of Asian American communities, challenge some long-held assumptions about Asian American communities and point to new directions in Asian American historiography. Historians, students, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759104808
SKU
V9780759104808
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About Sucheng . Ed(S): Chan
Sucheng Chan is Professor Emerita of Asian American Studies and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and former chair of its Asian American Studies Department. She has also taught at UC Berkeley and served as Provost of Oakes College at UC Santa Cruz.
Reviews for Remapping Asian American History
Since the book covers diverse topics, scholars will pick and choose articles according to their individual interests. Whatever their choice, they will encounter careful research and interesting approaches.
J.P Rodechko, Wilkes University (emeritus)
CHOICE, May 2004
J.P Rodechko, Wilkes University (emeritus)
CHOICE, May 2004