Asian Americans

An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]

Xiaojian Zhao, Edward J.W. Park Ph.D., Xiaojian Zhao, Edward J.W. Park Ph.D.

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9798216050186
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Asian American Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on Asian Americans, comprising three volumes that address a broad range of topics on various Asian and Pacific Islander American groups from 1848 to the present day. This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students, researchers, librarians, teachers, and other interested readers the ability to easily locate accurate, up-to-date information about Asian ethnic groups, historical and contemporary events, important policies, and notable individuals. Written by leading scholars in their fields of expertise and authorities in diverse professions, the entries devote attention to diverse Asian and Pacific Islander American groups as well as the roles of women, distinct socioeconomic classes, Asian American political and social movements, and race relations involving Asian Americans.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Entries
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Asian Americans in the Twenty-First Century
• Chronology
• The Encyclopedia
• Primary Documents
• Selected Bibliography
• Editors and Contributors
• Index