Synopses & Reviews
Describes the experiences of Asian American children and their families, from the 19th century to the present day.
About the Author
BENSON TONG is Assistant Professor of History at Wichita State University and the author of several books on Asian Americans and Native Americans.
Table of Contents
pt. I. Essays -- Introduction : the worldview of Asian American children / Benson Tong -- 1. Invisible historical players : uncovering the meanings and experiences of children in early Asian American history / Yong Chen -- 2. The convergence of the twain : representations of Asians in St. Nicholas magazine, 1888-1910 / Claudia Nelson -- 3. Growing up in "Hop alley" : Chinese American youth in St. Louis during the early twentieth century / Huping Ling -- 4. Race, generation, and culture among Japanese American children and adolescents during the internment era / Benson Tong -- 5. Gender, family, and community : cultural reconstruction among teenage Laotian girls in northern California / Bindi Shah -- 6. Ensuring upward mobility : obligations of children of immigrant entrepreneurs / Lisa Sun-Hee Park -- 7. Transnationalism among second-generation Asian Indians / Jean Bacon -- pt. II. Documents -- 1. First experiences in America -- 2. Immigration interview transcripts, 1919 -- 3. An agreement to assist a young girl named Loi Yau -- 4. Ah Quin's diary -- 5. The curious case of Ah-Top (a Chinese legend) -- 6. The children of Chinatown in San Francisco -- 7. Quiet odyssey -- 8. A native Filipino's impressions of America -- 9. Juan : the story of a Filipino boy -- 10. Gong Lum et al. v. Rice et al. (1927) -- 11. My contact with Orientals -- 12. Interview with Miss Chiyo Otera -- 13. Life history of J. Lim -- 14. Interview with Thomas W. Chinn -- 15. Buddhism in the United States -- 16. Autobiography of Wayne Hung Wong -- 17. My viewpoint of the evacuation -- 18. The war stamps or bond that you bought today -- 19. Education section : final report, 1945 -- 20. Stanley Hayami's diary -- 21. Letter from Ontario, Oregon, 1944 -- 22. The homeless Asian American -- 23. Interview with Soukanthone "Aly" Vonckamchanch -- 24. Petition for immigration of Amerasian children -- 25. Letter to U.S. Congress from Amerasian youth -- 26. Life history interview : Niloufer Aziz -- 27. When being best isn't good enough : why Yat-pang Au won't be going to Berkeley -- 28. Everybody seemed to be either white or Black, of a full race.