American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders

A survey of U.S. history from its beginnings to the present, American History Unbound reveals our past through the lens of Asian American and Pacific Islander history. In so doing, it is a work of both history and anti-history, a narrative that fundamentally transforms and deepens our understanding of the United States. This text is accessible and filled with engaging stories and themes that draw attention to key theoretical and historical interpretations. Gary Y. Okihiro positions Asians and Pacific Islanders within a larger history of people of color in the United States and places the United States in the context of world history and oceanic worlds.

Author: Gary Y. Okihiro
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 08/25/2015
Pages: 520
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.90w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780520274358
ISBN10: 0520274350
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Asian American Studies & Pacific
- History | World | General

About the Author
Gary Y. Okihiro is Professor of International and Public Affairs and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University. He is the author of ten books, including his latest two, Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States (2008) and Pineapple Culture: A History of the Tropical and Temperate Zones (2009), both from UC Press. He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Studies Association, received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Ryukyus, and is a past president of the Association for Asian American Studies.