"Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

Writing in the years of great hatred -- The multiple origins of Asian American histories -- 2020 : the health of the nation -- 1975 : trauma and transformation -- 1968 : what's in the name "Asian American"? -- 1965 : the many faces of post-1965 Asian America -- 1965 reprise : the faces behind the food -- 1953 : mixed race lives -- 1941 and 1942 : the days that you remember -- 1919 : declaration of independence -- 1875 : homage -- 1869 : these wounds.