Asian Americans An Encyclopedia Of Social Cultural Economic And Political History Xiaojian Zhao by Xiaojian Zhao 9781598842401, 1598842404 instant download after payment.

We are honored and humbled to serve as the editors of Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History. This three-volume encyclopedia is a collaborative effort of more than two hundred scholars from various fields and disciplines. The project is committed to making research results and records about Asian Americans readily available in one reference source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies concerning Asian Americans, Asian American history, and Asian American studies. Conscious efforts were made on a number of fronts to reflect some of the important developments in Asian American studies and to cover underrepresented groups. Most of the entries build upon existing literature, whereas new research was conducted to cover understudied areas and topics. We gave special attention to issues concerning race, class, and gender relations, as well as transpacific and transnational dimensions of Asian Americans.

Given the diversity and complexity of the ethnic group and the rapid pace of growth of Asian Americans in a fast-changing world, we recognize that the completion of such an undertaking is only one step to our ever-expanding knowledge of the Asian American experience. The field of Asian American studies is relatively young. We trust this book will create a foundation for the expansion of academic inquiries. By making these records more readily accessible, we hope to reach out to a wider audience and inspire more future research.