Americans First : : Chinese Americans and the Second World War / / Kevin Scott Wong.
World War II was a watershed event for many of America's minorities, but its impact on Chinese Americans has been largely ignored. Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, Wong explores how Chinese Americans carved a newly res...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Chinese America before the War -- 2. Chinatown Goes to War -- 3. The "Good Asian" in the "Good War" -- 4. Hawai'i's Local Warriors -- 5. The Fourteenth Air Service Group -- 6. Into the Mainstream -- Appendix. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index -- Appendix: Employment Tables -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | World War II was a watershed event for many of America's minorities, but its impact on Chinese Americans has been largely ignored. Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, Wong explores how Chinese Americans carved a newly respected and secure place for themselves in American society during the war years. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674045316 9783110649772 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674045316 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Kevin Scott Wong. |