A new history of Asian America / Shelley Sang-Hee Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Shelley Sang-Hee, 1975- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--History.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation.

Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.

Asian Americans--Politics and government.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 425 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"The second edition of A New History of Asian America offers an expansive, updated synthesis of the Asian American experience, making it essential reading for those seeking a nuanced understanding of Asian America's role in shaping contemporary society. Covering Asian American history from early Orientalist conceptions preceding the United States' founding to the racial reckonings of the 2020s, this work integrates cutting-edge research with enduring historical narratives. Groundbreaking in its approach, the book addresses urgent contemporary issues such as neoliberal multiculturalism, intensified immigration enforcement, and anti-Asian violence, alongside deepened analysis of class, gender, and transnational dynamics. Prominent case studies include post-9/11 racial profiling of Arabs and South Asians, activism during the George Floyd protests, and anti-Asian violence linked to COVID-19 rhetoric. This edition has been thoroughly revised, incorporating significant developments and scholarly innovations of the last decade, while reframing familiar histories to yield fresh insights into structural violence and diasporic agency. The book remains committed to a central claim: that Asian American history is fundamental to understanding broader American histories of race, power, and resistance. Accessible yet rigorous, this book is a vital resource for students, scholars, librarians, booksellers, and general readers alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Orientalism before Asian America

Asian diasporas and an emerging nation

Working lives and the world of work

Communities, ethnic solidarity, and social intimacy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Racism and resistance : from Chinese exclusion to Tydings-McDuffie

Modernity and new generations through the 1930s

War, disruption and realignment, 1941-1952

Cold war, civil rights, and Asian America remade

Insurgency and change : Asian American activism in the 1960s and 1970s

Globalization, neoliberalism and a new Asian America

Recalibrations and reckonings : identity and its discontents in the multicultural era

Security, securitization, and borders after 9/11

Asian America from the age of Obama to the election of Trump

Crisis, visibility, and the struggle for meaning : the 2020s

Epilogue : history still matters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Sang-Hee Lee, Shelley New history of Asian America

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138684218

113868421X

9781138684225

1138684228

OCLC:

1526500073

Publisher Number:

90103435426

CIPO000318174