num_pages: 640
description: In an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150-year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes--by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring--he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of American history. 16 pages of photographs.
language: English
title: Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
titlecomplete: Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
genres: Asia, China, American, School, Asian Literature, Race, American History, Nonfiction, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 1132
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold)
publisher: Little, Brown and Company