Description
This landmark work recasts American history through the experiences of Asian Americans, revealing how communities positioned at the margins have helped shape the nation’s mainstream. It explores immigration, labor, race, exclusion, identity, and cultural exchange across key periods of U.S. history. By challenging conventional narratives and simplistic center-periphery divisions, the book highlights the complexity of belonging and the persistent struggle over power and representation. Scholarly yet accessible, it offers an important framework for understanding Asian American history as an essential part of the American story.
Available Editions
paperback
University of Washington Press
Published Jan 1, 2014
203 pages
ISBN: 9780295993560
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Margins and Mainstreams by Gary Y. Okihiro.