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This landmark work chronicles the history of Asian Americans in Texas. Comprehensive in both depth and breadth, this volume covers all of the Asian ethnic groups, starting from the first Filipino who landed in Texas on a slave ship to the most recent Burmese refugees settling in Austin, Texas.This second paperback edition is published on the tenth anniversary of the first, hardcover edition. The new edition includes an uncompromising introduction covering some of the more controversial topics prominent in the last ten years of Asian Texan life. It also includes a new demographic study of Asian Texans and a somewhat controversial new chapter on the history of the Taiwanese Texans.The new edition also includes many new photographs, which have emerged from further research into archival collections, as well as current publications. Included is a photograph of Japanese Texan Taro Kishi playing football as the running back for the Texas A&M Aggies.Also included are new photos of Norah Jones and Yao Ming, two of the most famous Asian Texans, as well as a photo of from the Vietnamese shrimper conflict with the KKK in the 1980s. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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