Originally published in 2000, this fully revised and redesigned edition traces the Chinese experience in the United States from the 1780s to the present, demonstrating that Chinese Americans have played an active role in shaping the history of our nation. This revised edition includes new material on children's history, transnationalism, and health care, and the author has expanded his original text and included more Chinese American voices.

This volume, an introduction and guide to the field, traces the origins and development of a body of literature written in English and in Chinese.

Chang has written an extraordinary narrative that encompasses the entire history of the Chinese in America, an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day. Photos.

Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

From the 1930s through the 1970s, Chinese American owned supermarkets rose to prominence and phenomenal success in Northern California only to decline as union regulations and competition from national chains made their operation unprofitable. Alfred Yee’s study of this trajectory is an insider’s view of a fascinating era in Asian American immigration and entrepreneurship.

Jingyi Song’s book Denver’s Chinatown 1875-1900: Gone But Not Forgotten tells the story of the rise and fall of Denver’s Chinatown interwoven with the complexity of race, class, immigration, politics, and economic policies.