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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-101469653362

ISBN-139781469653365

eBay Product ID (ePID)19038772104

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Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOpening the Gates to Asia : a Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion

SubjectEmigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, History & Theory, Asia / General, United States / General

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

AuthorJane H. Hong

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2019-011077

ReviewsJane Hong's persuasive and crisply written book traces repeal efforts to overturn Asian exclusion in US immigration policy. . . . It very effectively and carefully illuminates the contributions of both ordinary and better-known Asians and Asian Americans in their battles for racial and civic inclusion. Hong's book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in Asian American struggles for equality.-- Journal of American Ethnic History, "Jane Hong's persuasive and crisply written book traces repeal efforts to overturn Asian exclusion in US immigration policy. . . . It very effectively and carefully illuminates the contributions of both ordinary and better-known Asians and Asian Americans in their battles for racial and civic inclusion. Hong's book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in Asian American struggles for equality."-- Journal of American Ethnic History, Hong masterfully chronicles how, over the course of less than a century, a transpacific movement transformed the United States from a country that barred Asians from immigration and citizenship to the nation that receives more immigrants from Asia than anywhere else in the world.-- California History, Masterfully chronicles how, over the course of less than a century, a transpacific movement transformed the United States from a country that barred Asians from immigration and citizenship to the nation that receives more immigrants from Asia than anywhere else in the world." -- California HIstory, By exploring the nuances and negotiations that took place among Asian Americans, Asian nationalists, and white elites in Washington, Hong provides both a forthright critique of the limits of American racial liberalism as well as a far richer understanding of repeal."-- Pacific Historical Review, "Hong's efforts to expand the history of Asian exclusion and its repeal have resulted in a significant work. It is a must read for any scholar interested in American immigration history."-- Southern California Quarterly, Masterfully chronicles how, over the course of less than a century, a transpacific movement transformed the United States from a country that barred Asians from immigration and citizenship to the nation that receives more immigrants from Asia than anywhere else in the world."-- California HIstory, "Hong masterfully chronicles how, over the course of less than a century, a transpacific movement transformed the United States from a country that barred Asians from immigration and citizenship to the nation that receives more immigrants from Asia than anywhere else in the world."-- California History, Hong . . . advances the history of the repeal of Asian exclusion in the US beyond its longstanding pre--WW II focus on China and Japan. She instead concentrates on the years between the war and the landmark 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. In that period she finds complex interaction between domestic and international developments that affected the status of immigrants from India and the Philippines, as well as those from China and Japan. . . . As the author mines public and private research sources across the Pacific, she keenly elucidates these questions and hints that this is merely part of a much larger analysis of post--WW II immigration."-- Choice, By exploring the nuances and negotiations that took place among Asian Americans, Asian nationalists, and white elites in Washington, Hong provides both a forthright critique of the limits of American racial liberalism as well as a far richer understanding of repeal.-- Pacific Historical Review, "Broadly researched and insightful . . . This monograph will . . . speak to scholars concerned with migration, international relations, and immigration policy studies."-- Journal of Asian Studies, Hong advances the history of the repeal of Asian exclusion in the US beyond its longstanding pre--WW II focus on China and Japan. . . . As the author mines public and private research sources across the Pacific, she keenly elucidates these questions and hints that this is merely part of a much larger analysis of post--WW II immigration.-- CHOICE, I have studied American immigration and racial history extensively, yet Hong's book revealed a plethora of new information to me. Hong's efforts to expand the history of Asian exclusion and its repeal have resulted in a significant work. It is a must read for any scholar interested in American immigration history.-- Southern California Quarterly, "Hong advances the history of the repeal of Asian exclusion in the US beyond its longstanding pre--WW II focus on China and Japan. . . . As the author mines public and private research sources across the Pacific, she keenly elucidates these questions and hints that this is merely part of a much larger analysis of post--WW II immigration."-- CHOICE, Hong . . . advances the history of the repeal of Asian exclusion in the US beyond its longstanding pre-WW II focus on China and Japan. She instead concentrates on the years between the war and the landmark 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. In that period she finds complex interaction between domestic and international developments that affected the status of immigrants from India and the Philippines, as well as those from China and Japan. . . . As the author mines public and private research sources across the Pacific, she keenly elucidates these questions and hints that this is merely part of a much larger analysis of post-WW II immigration.-- CHOICE, Hong . . . advances the history of the repeal of Asian exclusion in the US beyond its longstanding pre-WW II focus on China and Japan. She instead concentrates on the years between the war and the landmark 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. In that period she finds complex interaction between domestic and international developments that affected the status of immigrants from India and the Philippines, as well as those from China and Japan. . . . As the author mines public and private research sources across the Pacific, she keenly elucidates these questions and hints that this is merely part of a much larger analysis of post-WW II immigration."-- CHOICE, I have studied American immigration and racial history extensively, yet Hong's book revealed a plethora of new information to me. Hong's efforts to expand the history of Asian exclusion and its repeal have resulted in a significant work. It is a must read for any scholar interested in American immigration history."-- Southern California Quarterly, "By exploring the nuances and negotiations that took place among Asian Americans, Asian nationalists, and white elites in Washington, Hong provides both a forthright critique of the limits of American racial liberalism as well as a far richer understanding of repeal."-- Pacific Historical Review, Hong's efforts to expand the history of Asian exclusion and its repeal have resulted in a significant work. It is a must read for any scholar interested in American immigration history.-- Southern California Quarterly, Broadly researched and insightful . . . This monograph will . . . speak to scholars concerned with migration, international relations, and immigration policy studies.-- Journal of Asian Studies

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.895073

SynopsisMuch is known about America's history of Asian immigrant exclusion laws, but how did these laws end? Why did the US begin opening its borders to Asians after barring them for decades? Jane Hong argues that the transpacific movement to repeal Asian exclusion was part of US empire-building efforts and the rise of a new informal US empire in Asia., Over the course of less than a century, the U.S. transformed from a nation that excluded Asians from immigration and citizenship to one that receives more immigrants from Asia than from anywhere else in the world. Yet questions of how that dramatic shift took place have long gone unanswered. In this first comprehensive history of Asian exclusion repeal, Jane H. Hong unearths the transpacific movement that successfully ended restrictions on Asian immigration. The mid-twentieth century repeal of Asian exclusion, Hong shows, was part of the price of America's postwar empire in Asia. The demands of U.S. empire-building during an era of decolonization created new opportunities for advocates from both the U.S. and Asia to lobby U.S. Congress for repeal. Drawing from sources in the United States, India, and the Philippines, Opening the Gates to Asia charts a movement more than twenty years in the making. Positioning repeal at the intersection of U.S. civil rights struggles and Asian decolonization, Hong raises thorny questions about the meanings of nation, independence, and citizenship on the global stage., Over the course of less than a century, the U.S. transformed from a nation that excluded Asians from immigration and citizenship to one that receives more immigrants from Asia than from anywhere else in the world. Yet questions of how that dramatic shift took place have long gone unanswered. In this first comprehensive history of Asian exclusion repeal, Jane H. Hong unearths the transpacific movement that successfully ended restrictions on Asian immigration.The mid-twentieth century repeal of Asian exclusion, Hong shows, was part of the price of America's postwar empire in Asia. The demands of U.S. empire-building during an era of decolonization created new opportunities for advocates from both the U.S. and Asia to lobby U.S. Congress for repeal. Drawing from sources in the United States, India, and the Philippines, Opening the Gates to Asia charts a movement more than twenty years in the making. Positioning repeal at the intersection of U.S. civil rights struggles and Asian decolonization, Hong raises thorny questions about the meanings of nation, independence, and citizenship on the global stage.

LC Classification NumberE184.A75H66 2019