The Chinese in America: A Narrative History

BestsellingauthorIrisChangtakesonherlargestsubjectyetinTheChineseinAmerica，theextraor-dinaryhistoryofonethefastet-growingethnicgroupsintheUnitedStates.Inanepicstorythatspans150yearsandcontinuestothepresentday，Changtellsofapeople'ssearchforabetterlife-thedeterminationoftheChinesetoforgeanidentityandadestinyinastrangeland，tohelpbuildtheiradoptedcountry，and，oftenagainstgreatobstacles，tofindsuccess.Inthecourseofhernarrative，ChangchroniclesthemanyaccomplishmentsinAmericaofChineseimmigrantsandtheirdescendants:buildingthetranscontinentalrailroad，workingonsouthernplantationsaftertheCivilWar，fightingracistandexclusionarylaws，walkingtheracialtighropebetweenblackandwhite，contributiingtomajorscientificandtechnologicaladvances，expandingthelit-erarycanon，andinfluencingthewaywethinkaboutracialandethnicgroups.Attheheartofherbookarethestoriesofindividuals-theactivists，workers，entrepreneurs，politicians，scientists，writers，andfamilieswhoselives，struggles，andvictorieshaveshapedandbeenshapedbythishistory.Interweavingpolitical，social，economic，andculturalhistoryinanengrossingandpassionatelytoldaccount，IrisChangoffesrsafreshviewnotonlyofwhatitmeanstobeChineseAmerican，butofwhatitistobeAmerican.作者简介：IRISCHANGistheauthoroftheinternationalbestsellerTheRapeofNanking.AfterGraduatingwithadegreeinjournalismfromtheUniversityoflllinoisatUrbaba-Champaign，sheworkedbrieflyasareporterinChicagobeforewinningagraduatefellowshiptothewrit-ingseminarsprogramatTheJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Herfirstbook，ThreadoftheSilkworm，toldtheSilkworm，toldthestoryofTsienHsue-shen，fatherofthePeople'sRepublicofChina'smissileprogram.IrisChangistherecipientofmumeroushonors，includingtheJohnT.andCatherineD.MacArthurFoundationAward，theWomanoftheYearAwardfromtheOrganizatonofChineseofWoosterinOhio.HerworkhasappearedinmanypublicationssuchasNewsweek，TheNewYorkTimes，andthwLosAngelesTimes.SheioveswithherfamilyinSanJose，California.