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Asian American History and Culture An Encyclopedia Edited by Huping Ling, Truman State University and Allan W. Austin, Misericordia University Includes: Topic Finder, articles, overview essays, illustrations, chronology, bibliography Awards: Editors’ Choice, Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Reviews: “A unique reference work focusing on the history, culture, contributions, and challenges of a variety of Asian-origin groups in the U.S. ... An excellent resource that will be used wherever there are immigrant communities or where students need a starting point for research topics. Great for high-school, college, and public libraries.” Booklist (starred review) “A valuable overview of the complexity of nationalities, histories, and cultures included in the rubric 'Asian American.' Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.” Choice Description: Organized topically by group, with an in-depth overview essay on each group, the encyclopedia examines the myriad ethnicities and histories that make up the Asian American population in the United States. Asian American History and Culture covers the political, social, and cultural history of immigrants from East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Pacific Islands, and their descendents, as well as the social and cultural issues faced by Asian American communities, families, and individuals in contemporary society. In addition to entries on various groups and cultures, researchers will also find articles on general topics such as parenting and child rearing, assimilation and acculturation, business, education, and literature. More than 100 images are included. Contents Introduction: The Asian American Experience A-Z Entries Chronology Master Bibliography A-Z Entries Act to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts (1943) Adoption of Asian Children Affirmative Action Agbayani Village Akaka, Daniel Alien Land Law Movement Amerasians and Multiracial Asian Americans Angel Island Immigration Station Anglo-Indians Anti-Asian Violence Anti-Cambodian Incidents Anti-Chinese Riots Anti-Filipino Movement Anti-Japanese Movement Antimiscegenation Laws Arai, Clarence Takeya Aruego, Jose Asian American Dance Theatre Asian American Journalists Association Asian American Movement Asian American Studies AsianWeek Asiatic Exclusion League Assimilation and Acculturation Association for Asian American Studies Association for Asian Studies Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists Association of Indians in America Association of Korean Political Studies “Bachelor Society” Bangladeshi Americans: History and Culture Bemis, Polly Bilingual Education “Boat People” Bose, Sudhindra Bowl of Rice Movement Buddhist Churches of America Bui, Tony Bulosan, Carlos Bunker, Chang and Eng Burlingame Treaty (1868) Burmese Americans: History and Culture Cable Act (1922) Cambodian American Business and Entrepreneurship Cambodian American Community Organizations Cambodian American Education Cambodian American Literature Cambodian American Music and Dance Cambodian American Political and Social Empowerment Cambodian American Religion Cambodian American Women Cambodian Americans: History and Culture Cambodians, U.S. Deportation of Cameron House Center for Asian American Media Center for Philippine Studies Chamorros Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan Chang, Sarah Chennault, Anna C. (Chen Xiangmei) Chiang Kai-shek, Madame (Soong Mei-ling) Chin (Vincent) Incident China Books and Periodicals Incorporated China Lobby China War Relief Association Chinatown in Suburban America Chinatown (New York City) Chinatown on the Western Frontier Chinatown (San Francisco) Chinatowns Chinese American Acculturation Chinese American Banks Chinese American Business and Entrepreneurship Chinese American Citizens Alliance Chinese American Community Politics Chinese American Demographics Chinese American Education Chinese American Family Associations Chinese American Family Life Chinese American Festivals Chinese American Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Chinese American Interracial Dating and Marriage Chinese American Labor and Employment Chinese American Literature Chinese American Media and Visual Arts Chinese American Political and Social Empowerment Chinese American Press Chinese American Religion Chinese American Restaurants and Cuisine Chinese American Settlement Patterns Chinese American Students Chinese American Women Chinese Americans and the Railroad Chinese Americans: History and Culture Chinese Americans in Film Chinese Americans in Garment Factories Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Chinese Contract Labor Chinese Diaspora Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Chinese Hospital, San Francisco Chinese Language Schools Chinese Laundries Chinese Martial Arts (Kung Fu) Chinese Nightclubs Chinese School (San Francisco) Cho, Margaret Chu, Steven Civil Liberties Act (1988) Collins, Wayne M. Comedy and Humor Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Commodore Stockton School Compadrinazgo Confession Program Coordination Council for North American Affairs Coram Nobis Cases (1943, 1944) Cordova, Fred Crib Papers Daoist Temples in California Day of Remembrance Demonstration Project for Asian Americans Displaced Persons Act (1948) Eu, March Fong Ex parte Endo (1944) Exchange Visitor Program Executive Order 9066 (1942) Filipina American Women Filipinas Magazine Filipino American Acculturation Filipino American Associations Filipino American Business and Entrepreneurship Filipino American Demographics Filipino American Education Filipino American Family Life Filipino American Interracial Dating and Marriage Filipino American Labor and Employment Filipino American Literature Filipino American Media and Visual Arts Filipino American National Historical Society Filipino American Political and Social Empowerment Filipino American Religion Filipino American Restaurants and Cuisine Filipino Americans and Agricultural Unions Filipino Americans and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Filipino Americans: History and Culture Filipino Federation of America Filipino Federation of Labor Filipino Higher Wage Movement Filipino Immigration Filipino Infantry Regiments Filipino Naturalization Act (1946) Filipino/a Nurses Filipinos in the U.S. Navy Film and Filmmakers First Indo-American Bank Flying Tigers 442nd Regimental Combat Team Furuya, Masajiro Gay and Lesbian Issues Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907–1908) Ghadr Movement Gold Rush and Mining Hagedorn, Jessica Hapa Hawaii Seven Hawaiians Hayakawa, S.I. Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee Heco, Joseph Hirabayashi v. United States (1943) Historiography and Historians Hmong American Community Organizations Hmong American Political and Social Empowerment Hmong American Religion Hmong American Women Ho, David Hood River Incident Hsi Lai Temple Hwang, David Henry Ichihashi, Yamato Ichioka, Yuji Iglesia ni Cristo Immigration Act of 1924 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Immigration, Illegal Indian American Acculturation Indian American Business and Entrepreneurship Indian American Demographics Indian American Education Indian American Family Life Indian American Homosexuality Indian American Immigration Indian American Labor and Employment Indian American Literature Indian American Media and Visual Arts Indian American Political and Social Empowerment Indian American Press Indian American Religion Indian American Restaurants and Cuisine Indian American Women Indian Americans: History and Culture Indian Americans in Health and Medicine Indian Americans in the Hotel and Motel Business Indian Newsstands Indonesian Americans: History and Culture Inouye, Daniel K. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Filipino Americans and Interracial Marriage Inu (Informants) Irwin, Robert Walker Issei Itliong, Larry Japan Bashing Japanese American Acculturation Japanese American Business and Entrepreneurship Japanese American Citizens League Japanese American Draft Resistance, World War II Japanese American Education Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act (1948) Japanese American Family Life Japanese American Interracial Dating and Marriage Japanese American Labor and Employment Japanese American Literature Japanese American National Museum Japanese American Press Japanese American Religion Japanese American Resettlement, Post–World War II Japanese American Restaurants and Cuisine Japanese American Settlements Japanese Americans: History and Culture Japanese Americans in Agriculture Japanese Americans in World War II: Incarceration and Exile Japanese Associations Japanese Diaspora Japanese Emigration Companies Japanese Language Schools Japanese Martial Arts Japanese-Mexican Labor Association Japanese Peruvians Khalsa Diwan Society Kibei Kingston, Maxine Hong Kitano, Harry H.L. Koda, Keisaburo Koreagate Korean American Business and Entrepreneurship Korean American Coalition Korean American Community Organizations Korean American Literature Korean American Religion Korean American Students Korean American Women Korean Americans: History and Culture Korean National Association Korean War Brides Koreatown (Los Angeles) Korematsu v. United States (1944) Kuomintang (Guomindang) in Chinatowns Kwan, Michelle Labor and Employment Lahiri, Jhumpa Lam, Tony Language Laotian American Religion Laotian and Hmong Americans: History and Culture Little Manila Little Saigon (Orange County, California) Little Tokyo Lee, Ang Lee, Bruce Lee, Rose Hum Lee, Sammy Lee, Tsung-Dao (Li Zhengdao) Lee (Wen Ho) Case Lee, Yuan-Tseh Lin, Maya Ying Locke, California Locke, Gary Los Angeles Riots Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904) Ma, Yo-Yo Malaysian Americans: History and Culture Manzanar Incident Masaoka, Mike Masaru Matsunaga, Spark McCarran-Walter Act (1952) McClatchy, V.S. Mehta, Zubin Mexican-Indian Marriages Midori Mineta, Norman Mink, Patsy Takemoto Miss Chinatown Model Minority Mongolian Americans: History and Culture Moon, Sun Myung Mukherjee, Bharati Music and Musicians Myer, Dillon S. National Japanese American Student Relocation Council Native Sons of the Golden West Nepalese Americans: History and Culture Nisei Noguchi, Isamu Okubo, Miné Omura, James Matsumoto Organization of Chinese Americans Ozawa, Seiji Pacific Islander Americans: History and Culture Page Act (1875) Paik, Nam June Pakistan League of America Pakistani American Religion Pakistani Americans: History and Culture Pandit, Sakharam Ganesh Paper Sons, Paper Daughters Parachute Kids Parenting and Child Rearing Pei, I.M. Picture Brides Politics and Politicians Portsmouth Square, San Francisco Proposition 209 (1996) Punjabi Americans Queue Ordinance (1876) Ramakrishna Mission Redress Movement Refugee Act (1980) Refugee Relief Act (1953) Religion Remittances Repatriation Act (1935) Sam Yap and Sze Yap Samoan Americans San Francisco Earthquake (1906) San Francisco Radical Club Sargent, Frank P. Satow, Masao Saund, Dalip Singh “Schoolboy”/“Schoolgirl” Science and Scientists Scott Act (1888) Seabrook Farms Seattle Exclusion League Self-Realization Fellowship Shikata Ga Nai Shima, George Shridharani, Krishnalal Singaporean Americans: History and Culture Singh, Jawala Slocum, Tokutaro “Tokie” Sri Lankan Americans: History and Culture Subba Row, Yellapragada Tagalog Taiwan Independence Movement Taiwanese American Business and Entrepreneurship Taiwanese American Demographics Taiwanese American Political Empowerment Taiwanese American Students Taiwanese Americans: History and Culture Takao Ozawa v. United States (1922) Tan, Amy Taxi-Dance Halls Thai Americans: History and Culture Theater Theosophical Society Tibetan Americans: History and Culture Tien, Chang-lin Ting, Samuel C.C. Tokyo Rose Tolan Committee Tongans Tongs Transnationalism Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1882) Tsui, Daniel C. Tydings-McDuffie Act (1934) Uchida, Yoshiko United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind (1923) Uno, Edison Tomimaro Vietnamese American Business and Entrepreneurship Vietnamese American Literature Vietnamese American Politics and Political Empowerment Vietnamese American Religion Vietnamese American Women Vietnamese Americans: History and Culture Wang, An Wang, Charles B. Wang, Vera Wang, Wayne War Brides and War Brides Act (1945) War Relocation Authority Watumull Foundation Weglyn, Michi Nishiura Wing, Yung Wong, Jade Snow Woo, Shien Biau Woods, Tiger Wu, Chien-Shiung Yamaguchi, Kristi Yang, Chen Ning Yang, Jerry Yasui v. United States (1943) Youth Gangs Yuba City, California Chronology Master Bibliography Books and Articles Web Sites