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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans, Updated and Revised Edition Paperback – September 23, 1998

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A powerful and moving history of Asian Americans that spans centuries, from the acclaimed author of A Different Mirror

In an extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollection, and oral testimony, the author presents a sweeping history of Asian Americans. He writes of the Chinese who laid tracks for the transcontinental railroad, of plantation laborers in the canefields of Hawaii, of "picture brides" marrying strangers in the hope of becoming part of the American dream. He tells stories of Japanese Americans behind the barbed wire of U.S. internment camps during World War II, Hmong refugees tragically unable to adjust to Wisconsin's alien climate and culture, and Asian American students stigmatized by the stereotype of the "model minority."

This is a powerful and moving work that will resonate for all Americans, who together make up a nation of immigrants from other shores.

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Ronald Takaki (1939-2009) established the Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for thirty years. He was the author of six books, including A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America and Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; Revised and Updated edition (September 23, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316831301
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316831307
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1150L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.13 x 8.38 inches
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My grandfather emigrated from Japan to work on the cane fields of Hawaii in 1886, and my mother was born on the Hawi Plantation. As a teenager growing up on Oahu, I was not academically inclined but was actually a surfer. During my senior year, I took a religion course taught by Dr. Shunji Nishi, a Japanese American with a Ph.D. I remember going home and asking my mother, who only had an eighth-grade education: "Mom, what's a Ph.D.?" She answered: "I don't know but he must be very smart." Dr. Nishi became a role model for me, and he arranged for me to attend the College of Wooster. There my fellow white students asked me questions like: "How long have you been in this county? Where did you learn to speak English?" They did not see me as a fellow American. I did not look white or European in ancestry. As a scholar, I have been seeking to write a more inclusive and hence more accurate history of Americans, Chicanos, Native Americans as well as certain European immigrant groups like the Irish and Jews. My scholarship seeks not to separate our diverse groups but to show how our experiences were different but they were not disparate. Multicultural history, as I write and present it, leads not to what Schlesinger calls the "disuniting of America" but rather to the re-uniting of America.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2021
Physically, the book is all there and in pretty good condition for an older paperback. But it does show its age with slightly brittle old pages. If it had been described as mint condition I would have a mild complaint, but it is pretty much as advertised, so I am rating it at the top for the seller. Besides, I like supporting Goodwill and libraries that sell used books.
The book itself is a classic, especially impressive because the author was a pioneer at the time in recounting Asian American experience. He has continued to work in this historical area, and by now he is recognized as a distinguished scholar and authority in the field There is a newer edition of this foundational work, but I wanted the original.
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
My co-worker recommended this book. Good overview of Chinese, Japanese,Filipino and Sikh immigration to the US. The different waves of immigrants, differences between those that settled in Hawaii vs mainland US, laws created to limit immigration.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020
I am not Asian, but I am intentional about featuring the various ethic groups in the U.S. in my community college lectures for my courses. This book was very helpful because I teach survey courses and it gave me just enough information to be sure the Asian community is also featured at important intervals in my class presentations. Several students have expressed gratitude that I am including their history and culture in my U.S. History lectures.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2010
There is so much misunderstanding and miscommunication in this planet and home we call Earth.

Over the years, people of different ethnic groups started to drift apart and create their own unique and functional societies. As you've seen over the years, tensions from different ethnic groups have caused racism, suffering, death, and war.

I believe that, even though this was assigned to me in a class, everyone can still find something useful in this book. Many times, I would turn to another chapter that I was purely interested about, say for example the Koreans. I have no idea how they think or what happened in their history.

With that said, pick this book up because you might contribute to an eventual world peace and unity. Understanding another's culture and spreading that curiosity and knowledge is a small feat but makes a huge difference.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2023
Great read
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022
I used the kindle version with the audible .
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Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
The Asian migration experience is a tale often told in brevity or romanticized as vignettes by Hollywood stereotyping Asians. This book touched several different Asian cultures, without throwing the Asian group into one bucket, defining and characterizing them with depth. I was intrigued, sometimes saddened, by the tumultuous journeys our Asian ancestors ventured, but always amazed when we consider how far we have come today. A great read.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022
This product was used for a group book study
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This book arrived in a good time and in perfect condition. Have not had chance to read it yet but I am sure it will be great
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