A Legal History of Asian Americans, 1790-1990

by Hyung-chan Kim and Robert H. Hyung Chan Kim

This book describes the historical and legal experiences of Americans of Asian ancestry who began to come to the United States in the mid-19th century. Like all immigrants in America, they arrived with hopes of making a better life and home in a free country. Instead, Asian-Americans have been mistreated and discriminated against by their fellow Americans--even by Congress and the Supreme Court, which should have made and judged laws without prejudice...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031329142X
• ISBN13: 9780313291425
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.6"