Review of ‘The Making of Asian America’ in the Economist

Mark Buccella October 1, 2015October 5, 2015

From the review:

The history of Asian America is, ultimately, a story of opportunity seized; of America’s promise to newcomers fulfilled. Even so, if readers pick up Erika Lee’s book expecting to read nothing more than a proud chapter in the nation’s history they will quickly be corrected.

Read the full review on economist.com.

Erika Lee, PhD is the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants who entered the United States through both Angel Island and Ellis Island. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and received her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches history at the University of Minnesota, where she is also the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History and Director of the Immigration History Research Center. More about Erika.