New Visions in Asian American Studies: Diversity, Community, Power
- ISBN-10
- 0874221021
- ISBN-13
- 9780874221022
- Category
- History / United States / General
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Washington State University Press
- Author
- Franklin Ng
Description
Includes essays on demographic, political, economic, and social changes affecting people of Southeast Asian, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese ancestry -- in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland. Special sections on indigenous Hawaiians and Asian American literature.
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