The Columbia guide to Asian American history / Gary Y. Okihiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okihiro, Gary Y., 1945-2024.

Series:

Columbia guides to American history and cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--History.

Asian Americans.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 323 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2001]

Summary:

Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to take stock of this field of study. It examines, comments, and questions the changing assumptions and contexts underlying the experiences and contributions of an incredibly diverse population of Americans. Arriving and settling in this nation as early as the 1790s, with American-born generations stretching back more than a century, Asian Americans have become an integral part of the American experience; this cleverly organized book marks the trajectory of that journey, offering researchers invaluable information and interpretation.

Contents:

Part 1 Narrative Overview 1

1. Narrative History 3

2. Periodization 34

Standard Periodization 35

"Blacks" and "Asians" Periodization 35

South Asian Periodization 36

Korean Periodization 37

Gender Periodization 39

Part 2 Historical Debates 41

1. Hawai'i's Population Before European Contact 45

The Standard View 47

A Vast Undercount 48

Defending Schmitt 52

The Uncertainties of Projections 53

2. Hawaiians and Captain James Cook 56

Structural History 57

The Myth of Captain Cook 59

"Natives" versus Anthropologists 64

3. Migration 67

Immigration 68

Migrant Labor 71

4. The Anti-Chinese Movement 75

The California Thesis 77

Blaming the Victim 88

A National Problem 90

Race and Class 93

Exonerating Labor 95

5. America's Concentration Camps 100

Regional Pressure Groups 103

The Army and Government 109

Exonerating De Witt 115

The President 118

Hawai'i 120

Part 3 Emerging Themes 129

1. Space 135

2. Women and Gender 141

Textbooks 142

Methodology 145

Theory 147

History 150

3. The Law 156

4. Japanese American Resistance 164

The Conventional Interpretation 165

Resistance 169

Part 5 Historiography and Resources 191

Anti-Asianists 194

Liberals 203

Asian Americanists 219

Anti-Asianists 246

Liberals 248

General Works 248

Asian Indians 249

Chinese 249

Filipinos 252

Japanese 252

Koreans 257

Vietnamese and Southeast Asians 257

Asian Americanists 258

General Works 258

Cambodians 260

Chinese 260

Class Formation 262

Critical Race Theory and Legal Studies 263

Cultural Studies and Cultural Criticism 264

Education 265

Filipinos 265

Hmong 267

Identity and Psychology 267

Japanese 267

Koreans 271

Literature and Literary Criticism 272

Multiracials 274

Religion 274

Sexuality and Gender 276

South Asians 276

Transnationalism 277

Vietnamese 277

Women 278

Hawai'i, Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders 280

2. Visual Materials 285

Anti-Asianists 285

Liberals 289

Asian Americanists 291

General Works 291

Chinese 291

Cultural Studies and Cultural Criticism 293

Filipinos 293

Japanese 294

Koreans 295

Multiracials 296

Sexuality and Gender 297

South Asians 298

Vietnamese and Southeast Asians 299

Women 300

Hawai'i, Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders 302

3. Electronic Resources 303

Academic Institutions 304

Community Organizations 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [242]-285), filmography and index.

ISBN:

0231115105

OCLC:

46935900