Chinese Americans (Footsteps to America) - Hardcover

Alexandra Bandon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0027681491 ISBN 13: 9780027681499

Publisher: New Discovery, 1994

Synopsis

A chronicle of the emigration of the people of China to the United States shows how America's "Chinatowns" developed after their assimilation into mainstream society was blocked and examines how the number of Chinese immigrants grows every year

About this title

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-8-A look at the Chinese people in America that covers their initial immigration in the mid-19th century but emphasizes their current status. The first half of the book describes why and from where they left, why so many chose to come to the U.S., and what their journey was like. The second half discusses the opportunities and prejudices they encountered, as well as their new lifestyles. Each chapter, accompanied by several interesting black-and-white reproductions and photographs, includes short personal narratives by immigrants and first-generation Americans. This generally solid account is marred by some unfortunate typographical errors, and the index incorrectly lists Chinese individuals by their first names instead of by their last. William Daley's The Chinese Americans (1988) and Ronald Takaki's "Asian American Experience" series (1994, both Chelsea) are more in-depth works, but Bandon's title could be useful to a somewhat younger audience.
Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Discovery
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0027681491
• ISBN 13: 9780027681499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112