American history unbound : Asians and Pacific Islanders /

Okihiro, Gary Y., 1945-

American history unbound : Asians and Pacific Islanders / Gary Y. Okihiro. - Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xiii, 499 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

World history. Ocean worlds. World system. United States. Imperial Republic -- Migrant labor. Hawai'i. California. Northwest, Northeast, South and North -- Dependency. Dependent Hawai'i. San Francisco. Seattle, New York City, Chicago -- Wars and reconciliations. World War II. Militarized zones. Global transits. Regenerations.

"American History: Asians and Pacific Islanders is a survey history of the United States from its beginnings to the present as revealed by Asian American and Pacific Islander history. As such, this textbook is a work of history and anti-history, a narrative and an account at odds with most standard versions of the nation's past. When seen from its margins, the US is an island and an outcome of oceanic worlds, a periphery and a center, a nation and a nation among nations. Asian and Pacific Islander history transforms fundamentally our understanding of American history."--Provided by publisher.



9780520960305


Asian Americans--History.
Pacific Islander Americans--History.


Electronic Books.

E184 / .A447 2015