Asians & Pacific Islanders in the United States

by Robert W. Gardner, Michael J. Levin, Herbert R. Barringer

Book Overview

Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States examines in comprehensive detail the most rapidly growing and quickly changing minority group in the United States. Once a small population, this group is now recognized by official census counts and by society as a diverse people, comprised of Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Samoans, and many other heritages. However, the conception that Asians are a single and successful model minority...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871540967
• ISBN13: 9780871540966
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.1"