Asian Americans: Emerging Minorities

by Harry H.L. Kitano, Roger Daniels

This book provides concise coverage of the major Asian American groups from both an historical and socio-cultural perspective. Coverage of each major group—Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Asian Indians, Koreans, Pacific Islanders, and newer Asian American groups—especially those from Southeast Asia and South Asia—provides readers with a balanced overview of all cultures within US Asian society. Content reflects developments of the late 1990s and includes updated demographic information. For research in sociology, history, and ethnic studies professions.

Genres: History, Asian American

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Donna Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

My edition of this is outdated, published in 1995. I'd love to get my hands on the more recent one and compare notes.

This nonfiction work is intended for research (which is what I did with it a long time ago) and also for general interest. It is divided by ethnicity and period, with the lion's share of the space going to Chinese and Japanese immigrants and second and third generation citizens in the USA. It also discusses Filipinos, Koreans, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders. The first two ethnicities mentioned above are subdivided by time period. Everything is well documented. I wrote a thesis having to do with teacher expectations and the 'Model Minority', and this is one of the many sources I accessed.

If I could see what it is in the more recent edition, it might merit five stars, but as a practical matter, there are so many people from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands in the Pacific Northwestern USA that having them tacked on as almost an afterthought is a drawback.