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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Carlos Bulosan: Add a description of this character.
- Jean Park
- Roosevelt
- Emmons
- Stockton
- Sampson
- Issei
- Victor Wong
- Furuya
- George
- Harte
- Monica Sone
- Lee
- Stevens
- Hooper
- Chang
- Ozawa
- Macario
- Arakaki
- Dewitt
- Vincent Chin
- Singh
- Toshio Takaki
- Knox
- Minoru
- Salinas
- Crocker
- Shima
- William G. Irwin
- Goldblatt
- Jade Snow Wong
- Nobuyoshi Takaki
- Ronald Reagan
- H. Hackfield
- Kumamoto
- Teizo
Setting & Locations edit
- America
- California
- United States
- Hawaii
- San Francisco's Chinatown
- Japan
- Montana
- Koreans
- India
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Asia
- Washington
- Vietnam
- Sacramento
- Laos
- Honolulu
- Berkeley
- Pacific Coast
- Seattle
- Hong Kong
- Europe
- West Coast
- Oregon
- Fresno
- Alaska
- Maui
- San Joaquin Valley
- San Jose
- Oahu
- Portland
- Canada
- Thailand
- Marysville
- Okinawa
- Manila
- Imperial Valley
- Punjab
- Monterey Park
- Chicago
- Gold Mountain
- Dinuba
- Louisiana
- Canton
First Sentence edit
In Palolo Valley on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, where I lived as a child, my neighbors had names like Hamamoto, Kauhane, Wong, and Camara.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ronald T. Takaki (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0316831093
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0316831093
Page Count: 512
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.0495
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Emigration & Immigration
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › History › World
- Books › History › Asia
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