Claiming America
- ISBN-10
- 1439907706
- ISBN-13
- 9781439907702
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02-07
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Author
- K. Wong
Description
A collection of essays that recovers the lives and experiences of individuals who staked their claim to Chinese American identity.
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