A leading advocate of multiculturalism draws on the letters, diaries, and oral histories of the ethnically diverse men and women whose experiences reveal the diversity of life in America. By the author of A Different Mirror. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Product Description: Photographic images by artists of diverse cultural backgrounds further the understanding of contemporary immigration and the changing face of America in Tracing Cultures. Themes central to the emerging definitions of multiculturalism are explored by recent photography and photo-related installation art that deals with issues of origin, acculturation, adjustment, displacement, and loss within the context of contemporary American life...read more

Describes the experiences of Chinese immigrants who took part in the California Gold Rush and the building of the transcontinental railroad

Looks at early Asian plantation workers in Hawaii, and discusses Hawaii's multicultural heritage

A history of the first wave of Asian immigration in America

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