This is the irony of the American Dream, as Takaki sees it. to build new lives, these immigrants can’t imagine that they’ll feel so insignificant for so many years, especially when they’ve heard all the stories about how wonderful the U.S. There’s a general view that Asian people did not play any part in the shaping of American history, and this is concerning for Asian Americans today. He explains that, to this day, many do not understand that Americans include Asians with American ancestry. Takaki divides his book into four parts and begins with the initial wave of enthusiastic migration to the U.S. Takaki reveals the discrimination and inequality these Asian Americans experience when they first journeyed to America, and how they feel about their identity now. in the hopes of securing a better life, most didn’t find it. A central theme to the work is that, while many journeyed to the U.S. Strangers from a Different Shore looks primarily at Chinese, Japanese, and Korean immigrants. Takaki was an American author and professor of Ethnic Studies who later developed multiple sclerosis.
The book has been generally well-received by critics for offering a rounded insight into an often-neglected part of American history.
It also includes 16 pages of photographs to add depth to the accounts. First published in 1989 by Back Bay Books, the work discusses 150 years of Asian American history through recollections, interviews, and historical facts. Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans is a work of nonfiction by Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki.
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