Asian Americans in the twenty-first century
Subtitle: oral histories of first- to fourth-generation Americans from China, Japan, India, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Laos
By: [compiled] by Joann Faung Jean Lee.
Contributors: Lee, Joann Faung Jean, 1950-
Publisher: New Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781595581525
Subjects: Asian Americans -- Biography; Asian Americans -- Social conditions; Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity; Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation; Oral history -- United States
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In this sequel to her bestselling collection Asian Americans, journalist Joann Leehas conducted twenty-seven all-new, fascinating interviews with students, musicians, lawyers, engineers, politicians, stay-at-home moms, activists, and others. From recent immigrants to those born here, young and old, from the Midwest and the South to the East and West Coasts, the experiences and attitudes recounted here illuminate a rich mosaic of Asian American identities."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.