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Major Problems in Asian American History Documents and Essays

by: Kurashige, Lon; Yang, Alice

Major Problems in Asian American History Documents and Essays

by: Kurashige, Lon; Yang, Alice

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9780618077342
ISBN 10:
0618077340
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/08/2002
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This collection, designed to be the primary anthology or textbook for courses in Asian American history, covers the subject's entire chronological span. The volume presents a carefully selected group of readings that requires students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions.

Preface

Framing Asian American History

(33)

Essays

Neglect and Distortion of Asian Americans by American Historians

(6)

Roger Daniels

The Centrality of Racism in Asian American History

(6)

Ronald Takaki

Rethinking the Centrality of Racism in Asian American History

(8)

Sylvia Yanagisako

Capitalist Restructuring and the New Asian Immigration

(6)

Paul Ong

Edna Bonacich

Lucie Cheng

What Does It Mean to Be Asian American?

(4)

Bill Ong Hing

Further Reading

(1)

Colonization, Pacific Markets, and Asian Labor Migration to the United States Before the Civil War

(28)

Documents

Chinese Emperor Decries Market Expansion in South China, 1727

(1)

An American Trader Recommends a Route from California to China, 1850

(1)

Writer Ralph Waldo Emerson Excoriates Chinese Civilization, 1824

(1)

Hawaiians Petition the Privy Council to Halt Foreign Influence in the Islands, and the Council Replies, 1845

(3)

A Foreigner Speculates on Hawaiian Land Acquisition, 1849

(1)

American Commodore M. C. Perry Opens Up the Japanese Market, 1856

(2)

New York Times Heralds New Trade with China and Japan, 1858

(1)

Researcher Traces Early Nineteenth-Century Origins of Filipino American Family, 1988

(1)

Essays

Origins of Chinese Emigration to California

(7)

Yong Chen

Native and Asian Labor in the Colonization of Hawai'i

(7)

Ronald Takaki

Further Reading

(1)

The Work of National Expansion in the American West, 1848--1908

(34)

Documents

Writer J. D. Borthwick Observes Chinese Miners in California, 1857

(3)

Chinese Laborers Report on a Race Riot at Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory, 1885

(4)

Journalist Helen Grey Exposes the Activities of a Chinese Brothel Owner, 1899

(5)

Chinese Merchant Lee Wong Hing's Store in Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1904

(1)

Leading Japanese Intellectual Encourages Westernization, 1875

(2)

Japanese Newspaper Jiji Shimpo Views Emigration as a Sign of Japan's Military Power, 1896

(1)

Japanese Government Criteria for Emigrants to Hawai'i, 1885

(1)

Japanese Official Condemns Brutal Working Conditions on Hawaiian Plantations, 1885

(1)

Essays

Shifting Chinese Immigrant Employment

(7)

Sucheng Chan

Japanese Expansion in California

(8)

Akira Iriye

Further Reading

(1)

Confronting Immigration Exclusion, 1860s--1920s

(42)

Documents

Editor Henry George Supports Chinese Exclusion on Economic and Racial Grounds, 1869

(3)

``The Tables Turned: You Sabe Him? Kealney [Kearney] Must Go!'' 1877/1878

100

(1)

Senator George Hoar Declares Chinese Exclusion Un-American, 1882

101

(1)

Chinese Exclusion Act Suspends Immigration to the United States for Ten Years, 1882

102

(4)

New York Chinese Merchants Oppose Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act, 1892

106

(2)

Wong Kim Ark, 1904

108

(1)

Asiatic Exclusion League Argues for Excluding Japanese and Korean Immigration, 1908

109

(6)

Spokane Labor Union Derides Anti-Japanese Prejudice, 1909

115

(1)

Tokyo Government Protests Exclusion of Japanese Immigrants, 1924

116

(2)

Ray E. Chase and S. G. Pandit Critique Supreme Court Ruling Excluding East Indians from Citizenship, 1926

118

(5)

Essays

The Significance of Chinese Exclusion

123

(4)

Andrew Gyory

Chinese Responses to Exclusion

127

(5)

K. Scott Wong

The Immigration Act of 1924

132

(5)

Mae M. Ngai

Further Reading

137

(1)

Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism in the Early Twentieth Century

138

(42)

Documents

Senator Albert Beveridge Champions Philippine Colonization, 1900

139

(3)

Theodore Roosevelt Justifies Philippine Colonization on the Basis of America's History of Westward Expansion, 1900

142

(5)

Filipino Soldiers Pray Before Surrendering to Americans, 1900

147

(1)

American Troops Fight in the Philippines, 1910

148

(1)

Filipinos Demand Independence, 1908

149

(1)

Indian Nationalists and American Journalist Disagree Over the Route to India's Independence, 1923

150

(1)

Indian Immigrant Mohan Singh Recounts His Education in the United States, circa 1924

151

(4)

Korean Congress Declares Independence from Japanese Rule, 1919

155

(4)

Korean Immigrant Margaret Pai Joins the Korean Independence Movement, 1919

159

(4)

Essays

The Colors of Manifest Destiny in the Philippines

163

(4)

Stefi San Buenaventura

Exporting Independence to Colonial India

167

(5)

Joan M. Jensen

Korean Independence Movement in Hawai'i and the Continental United States

172

(6)

Lili Kim

Further Reading

178

(2)

Orientalism and Popular Culture, 1904--1930s

180

(35)

Documents

Writer Jack London Decries the New Yellow Peril, 1904

181

(4)

Dance of the Igorrotes, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904

185

(1)

Filipino Immigrant Condemns Representation of Group, circa 1924

185

(2)

Anti-Japanese Monologue in Wallace Irwin's Seed of the Son, 1926

187

(1)

Writer Sui Seen [Sin] Far Reveals Private Lives of Chinese Merchant Wives, 1897

188

(4)

Sociology Graduate Student Rose Hum Lee Lists American Beliefs About the Chinese, 1927

192

(1)

MGM Studios Strategizes Advertisement for The Painted Veil, 1934

193

(3)

Harold R. Isaacs Addresses the Historical Significance of Pearl Buck's Portrayal of the Chinese, 1958

196

(3)

Essays

The Filipino Village at the 1904 World's Fair

199

(7)

Robert Rydell

The Racialized Image of Anna May Wong

206

(8)

Karen Janis Leong

Further Reading

214

(1)

Interethnic Tensions and Alliances in the 1920s and 1930s

215

(34)

Documents

A Chinese American Woman Identifies with Japanese American Marriage Practices, circa 1924

216

(2)

A White American Woman Compares Marriage to Chinese and Japanese Husbands, circa 1924

218

(5)

Indian Immigrant Inder Singh Discusses His Marriage with a Mexican Woman, 1924

223

(1)

A Filipino Immigrant Is Shocked by Sexual Freedom in the United States, circa 1924

224

(1)

Sociologist Emory Bogardus Analyzes an Anti-Filipino Riot, 1930

225

(3)

Time Magazine Reveals Sexual Basis for Filipino Repatriation, 1936

228

(2)

White Landowner Dr. E. E. Chandler Describes an East Indian Agricultural Community, 1924

230

(2)

Writer Carlos Bulosan Conveys the Dangers of Filipino Labor Organizing (1930s), 1943

232

(2)

Labor Leader Karl Yoneda Recalls Japanese Interethnic Organizing (1930s), 1978

234

(2)

Essays

Labor Conflict Between Japanese and Filipinos in the California Delta

236

(5)

Eiichiro Azuma

Alliances Between White Working-Class Women and Filipino Immigrant Men

241

(6)

Rhacel Salazar Parrenas

Further Reading

247

(2)

Americanization and the Second Generation, 1920--1942

249

(36)

Documents

Flora Belle Jan Longs for Unconventionality and Freedom, 1924

251

(1)

Connie Tirona Recalls Growing Up Filipino American (1930s and 1940s), 1995

252

(3)

Dora Yum Kim Recalls Growing Up Korean American in Chinatown (1920s, 1930s, and 1940s), 1999

255

(4)

Taishi Matsumoto Bemoans Limited Employment Opportunities for Nisei, 1937

259

(1)

Tokutaro Slocum Debates Nisei Stand on Sino-Japanese War, 1938

260

(1)

Japanese American Newspaper Kashu Mainichi Heralds Biculturalism of Beauty Queen, 1940

261

(1)

American Intelligence Officer Promotes Nisei Americanization, 1942

262

(6)

San Francisco Japantown, 1942

268

(1)

Middle-Class Japanese American Family Before Evacuation, 1942

269

(1)

Essays

Second-Generation Chinese American Women

270

(7)

Judy Yung

The Problem of Nisei Biculturalism

277

(6)

Lon Kurashige

Further Reading

283

(2)

War, Race, and the Meaning of Citizenship, 1941--1988

285

(34)

Documents

Sociology Graduate Student Rose Hum Lee Describes How World War II Changed the Lives of Chinese Americans, 1942

287

(3)

Filipino Regiment Member Manuel Buaken Fights for Freedom, 1943

290

(3)

Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt Recommends the Removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, 1942

293

(2)

Japanese American Mike Masaoka Vows to Cooperate with Government Removal Plans, 1942

295

(2)

Journalist James M. Omura Condemns the Mass Exclusion of Japanese Americans, 1942

297

(1)

The Fair Play Committee Calls on Nisei, Second-Generation Japanese Americans, to Resist the Draft Within the Heart Mountain Internment Camp, 1944

298

(1)

Justice Frank Murphy Criticizes the Supreme Court's ``Legalization of Racism,'' 1944

299

(3)

A Government Commission Proclaims Internment a ``Grave Injustice,'' 1982

302

(1)

A District Court Acknowledges Government Misconduct Before the Supreme Court During World War II, 1984

303

(1)

Essays

Filipino Veterans of World War II on Citizenship and Political Obligation

304

(6)

Theo Gonzalves

The Internment of Japanese Americans

310

(8)

Alice Yang Murray

Further Reading

318

(1)

Asian Americans and the Cold War, 1945--1965

319

(38)

Documents

Novelist James Michener Portrays Romance Between Japanese Women and White Soldiers in Sayonara, 1953

321

(4)

A Hollywood Poster Sells Interracial Love and the Exoticism of Japan in the Film Sayonara, 1957

325

(1)

Social Worker Bok-Lim C. Kim Describes the Social Isolation and Alienation of War Brides (1947), 1979

326

(1)

President Harry S Truman Vetoes an Immigration and Naturalization Bill, 1952

327

(3)

Congress Expands Immigration and Naturalization Rights for Asian Immigrants, 1952

330

(2)

Former Communist Party Member Ichiro Izuka Denounces Communists in Hawai'i, 1947

332

(2)

Honolulu Record Editor and Labor Leader Koji Ariyoshi Describes the Arrest of Seven Suspected Communists in Hawai'i (1951), 2000

334

(2)

Franklin Woo Remembers Attacks on Chinese Immigrant Leftists Who Supported Communist China (1950s), 1973

336

(3)

Pei Chi Liu Recalls Why He Campaigned Against Communism as a Leader of the San Francisco Chinatown Branch of the Kuomintang Party (1950s), 1973

339

(2)

Essays

Marriages Between American Men and Japanese Women After World War II

341

(4)

Paul R. Spickard

The United States Government Tries to Deport Filipino Labor Leaders

345

(5)

Arleen de Vera

The Immigration and Naturalization Service's Campaign Against Chinese Americans During the Cold War

350

(6)

Xiaojian Zhao

Further Reading

356

(1)

Post-1965 Immigration and Asian America

357

(31)

Documents

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Repeals Discriminatory Policies Toward Asian Immigrants, 1965

359

(2)

Statistics on Immigration Trends

Immigration Trends by Race and Decade, 1820--1980

361

(1)

Immigration by Country of Origin, 1850--1990

362

(1)

Perla Rabor Rigor Compares Life as a Nurse in the Philippines and America, 1987

362

(2)

The Supreme Court Endorses Bilingual Education, 1974

364

(1)

Asian Americans Debate the Pros and Cons of Bilingual Education, 1998

365

(2)

Asian Immigrants Transplant Religious Institutions, 1994

367

(3)

Korean American Professor Elaine Kim Discusses Problems in Building Coalitions Between Asian Immigrants and Other Communities of Color, 1998

370

(3)

Indian Immigrant Sarita Sarvate Criticizes the ``Brain Drain'' from the Third World, 2000

373

(2)

Essays

A Transnational History of Filipino Nurse Migration

375

(6)

Catherine Ceniza Choy

The Los Angeles Civil Unrest Transforms Korean American Politics

381

(5)

Edward J. W. Park

Further Reading

386

(2)

Refugees and Their Struggles in Asia and America, 1975--2000

388

(31)

Documents

Lang Ngan, a First-Wave Refugee, Compares Life in Vietnam and the United States (1975), 1991

390

(2)

Cambodian Refugee Bun Thab Remembers the Atrocities of the Khmer Rouge, 1993

392

(2)

Le Tan Si Writes a College Essay About His Terrifying Escape by Boat from Vietnam (1979), 1989

394

(3)

An Account of Cultural and Religious Conflict Between American Doctors and Hmong Refugees in a Thai Refugee Camp, 1982

397

(3)

Xang Mao Xiong Tells His Daughter of the Problems Hmong Parents Face in America, 1994

400

(1)

Golden Venture Refugees Wage a Hunger Strike to Protest Their Detention, 1995

401

(2)

Business Consultant George P. Koo Criticizes Harry Wu's Campaign Against the Chinese Government, 1996

403

(2)

Chinese Refugee and Human Rights and Activist Harry Wu Criticizes U.S. Trade Policies Toward China, 2000

405

(2)

Essays

Education and Sex Role Socialization of Vietnamese Immigrant Women

407

(5)

Gail Paradise Kelly

Vietnamese and Cambodian Views of ``Successful'' Adjustment in America

412

(6)

James M. Freeman

Usha Welaratna

Further Reading

418

(1)

Panethnicity, Asian American Activism, and Identity, 1965--2000

419

(38)

Documents

Activist Amy Uyematsu Proclaims the Emergence of ``Yellow Power,'' 1969

421

(4)

Asian Americans Protest Against the Vietnam War in Los Angeles, late 1960s

425

(1)

A Skit on Sexism Within the Asian American Movement, 1971

425

(1)

A Song of Struggle and Solidarity by A Grain of Sand, 1973

426

(1)

A Government Report on the Murders of Vincent Chin and Jim Loo, 1992

427

(3)

Professor Dana Takagi Notes How Sexuality Complicates Definitions of ``Asian America,'' 1999

430

(4)

Hawaiian Sovereignty Leader Haunani-Kay Trask Criticizes Asian ``Settler'' Privilege and Collaboration with Colonialism, 2000

434

(3)

Captain Ted W. Lieu Is Asked If He Is in the Chinese Air Force, 1999

437

(1)

Lawyer Angela E. Oh Describes the Significance of the Government Prosecution of Los Alamos Scientist Wen Ho Lee, 2000

438

(1)

Accused Spy Wen Ho Lee Describes His First Month of Imprisonment, 2000

439

(1)

Judge James A. Parker Apologizes to Wen Ho Lee for the Way He Was Treated by the Executive Branch, 2000

440

(2)

Essays

Panethnicity and Asian American Activism

442

(8)

Yen Le Espiritu

Asian Americans and Debates About Affirmative Action

450

(6)

L. Ling-chi Wang

Further Reading

456

(1)

New Formations of Asian American Culture, 1990--2001

457

(35)

Documents

A Journalist Recounts the Battle Between Writers Frank Chin and Maxine Hong Kingston over the Soul of Asian American Literature, 1990

459

(4)

Vietnamese Americans Condemn Depictions of South Vietnam by Le Ly Hayslip and Oliver Stone, 1994

463

(2)

Asian American Hip-Hop and Rap Artists Gain Recognition (1990s), 1998

465

(2)

The Association of Asian American Studies Rescinds a Fiction Award to Lois-Ann Yamanaka Because of Her Portrayals of Filipino Americans in Hawai'i, 1998

467

(2)

Silent Protest Against a Fiction Award Presented to Lois-Ann Yamanaka by the Association for Asian American Studies, 1998

469

(1)

A New York City Parade Celebrates India's Independence, 2000

469

(1)

The Media Action Network for Asian Americans Condemns Hollywood Stereotypes, 2000

470

(2)

Hollywood Recruits Asian Stars from the Hong Kong Cinema Industry, 2001

472

(2)

Essays

Racism, Censorship, and Lois-Ann Yamanaka's Blu's Hanging

474

(6)

Candace Fujikane

Transnational Community, Culture, and Little India

480

(5)

Sandhya Shukla

Defining Asian American Cinema

485

(5)

Peter Feng

Further Reading

490

(2)

Erasing Borders and Boundaries: Asian Americans in the Twenty-First Century

492

(3)

Documents

Activist Mallika Dutt Organizes Migrant Women in Seven Countries (1995), 1997

495

(3)

Residents of New Elmhurst, New York, Develop Multiracial and Multiethnic Coalitions to Improve Their Neighborhood (1992), 1998

498

(3)

Psychologist Maria P. P. Root Proclaims a Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People, 1996

501

(1)

South Asians Unite Against Bigotry Following the 9-11 Attack on the World Trade Center, 2001

502

(2)

Essays

At a Crossroads: California's Diverse and Changing Asian American Population

504

(8)

K. Connie Kang

Approaches to Multiraciality

512

(9)

Cynthia L. Nakashima

Further Reading

521

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Major Problems in Asian American History Documents and Essays

Major Problems in Asian American History Documents and Essays

9780618077342

0618077340

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