Asian American history
From the Archives: A Great Book About Immigration Law
I went into this month of reading about Asian-American history with one thought clearly in mind: that the patterns of Asian immigration were often shaped by changes in United States immigration law. Reading Asian American Histories of the United States confirmed that idea, which led me back to a wonderful book on the subject that…
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In which I jump into the deep end of Asian American history
It’s been almost two weeks since I announced my intention to read my way through Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.* So far it has been a frustrating and fascinating experience. Unlike Black History Month and Women’s History Month, the places I hang out on the internet have not been full of…
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Reading my way through Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Back in February, as I began to read my way through Black History month, I swore to myself that I was going to do the same thing for the other history and heritage months this year as a small way of shaking my fist at the current attacks on studying/teaching/valuing diversity.* Now it’s Asian…
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