Americans first
Chinese Americans and the Second World War
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Author
Publication
2005 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3310249M
- ISBN-100674016718
- OCLC Control Number57142404
- OCLC Control Numberamericansfirstch0000wong
- Library of Congress Control Number2004059790
and 2 more
- LibraryThing3502564
- Goodreads5155432
Classifications
- DDC940.54/089/951073
- LCCE184.C5 W65 2005
Description
"World War II was a watershed event for many of America's minorities, but its impact on Chinese Americans has been largely ignored. Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from more than one hundred informants, K. Scott Wong explores how Chinese Americans carved out a newly respected and secure place for themselves in U.S. society during the war years." "Americans First pays tribute to a generation of young men and women who, torn between loyalties to their parents' traditions and their growing identification with America and tormented by the racism of mainstream America, served their country with patriotism and courage. Consciously developing their image as a "model minority," Chinese Americans created the positive image of Asian Americans that still resonates today."--BOOK JACKET.
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