Iris Chang made headlines in 1997 with the publication of The Rape of Nanking ? a meticulously researched and brilliantly rendered examination of the sacking of that great city by the Japanese during World War II. Now, Chang?s ?writerly acumen? (Booklist) is once again in evidence in The Chinese in America, an extraordinary narrative that encompasses the entire history of one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States. Spanning 150 years, The Chinese in America takes a fresh look at what it means to be an American and draws a complex portrait of the many accomplishments of the Chinese in their adopted country. 32 pages of black-and-white photographs About the author: Iris Chang, the daughter of second-wave Chinese immigrants, is the author of Thread of the Silkworm as well as The Rape of Nanking. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation's Program on...
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