Noriko Matsumoto

Documents of the Asian American Experience

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Produktbeschreibung

"This curated and contextualized primary source collection examines the history of Asian Americans from precolonial times to the present day"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781440879821
• ISBN-10: 1440879826
• Artikelnr.: 70701448

Autorenporträt

Noriko Matsumoto

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Early Arrivals, 1500s-1800s
1.1 Pedro de Unamuno Describes the Role of Filipino Laborers in the Spanish
Exploration of Present-Day California (1587)
1.2 Sebastian de Pineda Raises Concerns about Filipino Settlement in New
Spain (1619)
1.3 Don Juan Niño de Tavora on the Threat to New Spain Posed by the Chinese
(1628)
1.4 Petition for Restrictions on Chinese Barber Shops in New Spain (1635)
1.5 Patrick Lafcadio Hearn Describes the Filipino Settlement of Saint Malo
in Louisiana in Harper's Weekly (1883)
2. Chinese Immigration, 1840s-1900s
2.1 Governor John Bigler Calls for Anti-Chinese Restrictions during the
California Gold Rush (1852)
2.2 Tong K. Achick and Hab Wa's Response to Governor John Bigler's
Anti-Chinese Address (1852)
2.3 John David Borthwick's Account of Chinese Miners from Three Years in
California (1857)
2.4 "The Chinaman as a Railroad Builder," Scientific American (1869)
2.5Lee Chew, "The Biography of a Chinaman," The Independent (1903)
3. Hawaii, Crossroads of the Pacific, 1850-1900s
3.1 S. S. Hill's Account of the Role of Chinese Workers in Sugar Production
in Hawaii (1856)
3.2 Committee Report in Planters' Monthly Regarding the Need for More
Chinese Laborers in Hawaii (1883)
3.3 Christopher Webster, "Japanese Are Taking Possession of Hawaii,"
Pacific Commercial Advertiser (1905)
3.4 Two articles from The Evening Bulletin on the Japanese Plantation
Worker Strike (1909)
3.5 Letter from the Japanese Higher Wages Association to the Sugar
Planters' Association (1909)
4. Chinese Exclusion and Discrimination, 1870s-1890s
4.1 Denis Kearney, "Appeal from California," Indianapolis Times (1878)
4.2 Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
4.3 Tape v. Hurley (1885)
4.4 Account of the Rock Springs Massacre (1885)
4.5 Wong Chin Foo, "Why Am I a Heathen?" North American Review (1887)
5. Defining Citizenship and Identity, 1890s-1900s
5.1 D. Bennett, "John in the South. The Chinese on the Plantations of
Louisiana," New Orleans Times (1873)
5.2 Yan Phou Lee, Excerpt from When I was a Boy in China (1887)
5.3 United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)
5.4 Exhibition of the Igorot People of the Philippines at the St. Louis
World's Fair (1904)
5.5 Sui Sin Far, Excerpt from "Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an
Eurasian, " The Independent (1909)
6. Immigration and Obstacles, 1900s-1930s
6.1 Philippine Commission Report to the Secretary of War Regarding the Need
to Educate Filipino Youth in the United States (1901)
6.2 Herman George Scheffauer, "Tide of Turbans," The Forum (1910)
6.3 Poems from Angel Island (1910-1940)
6.4 Takao Ozawa v. United States (1922)
6.5 United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind (1923)
6.6 Vaishno Das Bagai's Letter Explaining His Suicide, San Francisco
Examiner (1928)
7. Agricultural Development and Representation, 1900s-1930s
7.1 Valentine Stuart McClatchy, Excerpt from Japanese Immigration and
Colonization (1921)
7.2 Konrad Bercovici, "The Japanese in the United States," Century (1925)
7.3 Boris Karloff in Yellowface in The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
7.4 Katherine Hepburn in Yellowface in Dragon Seed (1944)
7.5 Carlos Bulosan, Excerpt from America Is in the Heart (1943)
8. World War II and Internment, 1939-1945
8.1 Photograph of Filipinos Thinning Lettuce in California (1939)
8.2 Excerpts from the Munson Report (1941)
8.3 Executive Order No. 9066 (1942)
8.4 Towru Nagano's Letter to His Brother Joe Describing Life at the
Manzanar Internment Camp (1943)
8.5 Korematsu v. United States (1944)
9. Repeal of Exclusion Laws, 1940s-1950s
9.1 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Message to Congress on Repeal of the Chinese
Exclusion Act (1943)
9.2 Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act (1943)
9.3 Luce-Celler Act (1946)
9.4 McCarran-Walter Act (1952)
9.5 Gold Medalist Sammy Lee Recounts His Experiences at the 1948 London
Olympics (1999)
10. The Korean War and Postwar Migration, 1950-1960s
10.1 War Brides Act (1945)
10.2 Holt Bill (1955)
10.3 Harry Holt, Letter Regarding Adoption of Korean Children (1955)
10.4 The All-Asian Cast of Flower Drum Song (1961)
10.5 Pei Chi Liu Recounts Political Conflict in Chinatown during the 1940s
and 1950s (1972)
11. Immigration Policy Changes, 1965
11.1 Patsy Takemoto Mink, Draft of Speech on Civil Rights (1960)
11.2 Article in Pacific Citizen Discussing Congressional Debate Surrounding
the Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)
11.3 Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks at the Signing of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (1965)
11.4 Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson Signing the Immigration and
Nationality Act (1965)
11.5 Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)
12. Collaboration and Activism, 1965-1970s
12.1 Richard Aoki, Excerpts from a Speech for an Asian American Political
Alliance (AAPA) Rally (1968)
12.2 Statement of the Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) on Its
Philosophy and Goals (1968)
12.3 Delano Grape Workers, Boycott Day Proclamation (1969)
12.4 Amy Uyematsu, "The Emergence of Yellow Power," Gidra (1969)
12.5 Yuri Kochiyama Remembers Malcolm X (n.d., 1994)
13. Refugees from Southeast Asia, 1970s-1980s
13.1 Maya Ying Lin, Essay on Her Proposed Design for the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial (1980)
13.2 Refugee Act (1980)
13.3 Excerpt from "From the Killing Fields to Greenfield: The Story of
Chard Houn" (1989)
13.4 Indochinese Refugees Resettlement and Protection Act (1987)
13.5 Linda Thong's Account of Fleeing Vietnam and Living in the United
States (n.d.)
14. New Immigration and Stereotypes, 1970s-2000s
14.1 Article about the Founding of a Filipino Nurses' Association in
Seattle, The Filipino
Forum (1963)
14.2 Asian Americans Express Their Views on the Concept of the "Model
Minority," AsianWeek (1985)
14.3 Sarita Sarvate, Essay on the Impact of the "Brain Act," India Currents
(2000)
14.4 Written Testimony by Reverend Vien The Nguyen Regarding the Impact of
the Chef Menteur Landfill on the Vietnamese Community of Village de L'Est
(2007)
14.5 Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), Memo to Hollywood on
Asian American Stereotypes (n.d.)
15. Increasing Tension, 1980-2000
15.1 Floyd Shimomura, "Violence Against Asians," AsianWeek (1983)
15.2 Robert T. Matsui, Speech in the House of Representatives on Bill 442
(1987)
15.3 Photograph of the L.A. Riots (1992)
15.4 Oral History of the L.A. Riots (2021)
15.5 Thomas E. Perez, "Remembering Vincent Chin" (2012)
16. 9/11 Backlash and Political Representation, 2000-2020s
16.1 Governor Gary Locke's Inaugural Address (1997)
16.2 Interview with Anita Chawla after 9/11 (2001)
16.3 Alice Ito Interview with Pramila Jaypal about the Hate Free Zone
(2004)
16.4 Andrew Yang, "Meet Andrew" (2018)
16.5 Joe Biden, Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Attack on the
Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin (2022)
17. Global Epidemic and Increase in Representation, 2020-Present
17.1 SEARAC Statement on the Death of George Floyd (2020)
17.2 Mai Der Vang, "In the Year of Permutations" (2020)
17.3 Joe Biden, Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and
Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United
States (2021)
17.4 Kamala Harris, Remarks Following the Atlanta Spa Shootings (2021)
17.5 COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (2021)
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author