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RR 2015/193 Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History Edited by Xiaojian Zhao and Edward J.W. Park Greenwood Press, an imprint of ABC-Clio Santa Barbara, CA 2013 ISBN 978 1 59884 240 1 URL: www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A1856C Last visited February 2015 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 3 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 59884 239 5 £194 $310)
Keywords Encyclopedias, Ethnic groups, History, United States of America
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-02-2015-0035
Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History is a three-volume encyclopedia, reviewed here in its electronic version, dedicated to the lives and history of Asian Americans. More than 200 scholars from various fields and disciplines contributed to the approximately 600 entries in the set.
The encyclopedia begins with a chronology of events related to Asian Americans. This chronology is interesting because it begins not with first contact with America, but with worldwide cultural developments. Colonialism is highlighted along with various diaspora movements, and interactions between Asian...