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Portraits of pride II, Chinese-American legacies, first 160 years in America = Mei Hua zhi guang, L.P. Leung, project director

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Portraits of pride II, Chinese-American legacies, first 160 years in America = Mei Hua zhi guang, L.P. Leung, project director
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Portraits of pride II
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
862939346
Responsibility statement
L.P. Leung, project director
Sub title
Chinese-American legacies, first 160 years in America = Mei Hua zhi guang
Summary
This volume offers biographical sketches of more than 30 notable Chinese Americans including Olympic skater Michelle Kwan; historian Iris Chang; award-winning architect I.M. Pei; artist and designer Maya Ying Lin; classical cellist virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma; Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe; inventor and entrepreneur An Wang; "the first lady of physics," C.S. Wu -- in addition to many unsung heroes of Chinese descent. Also included is a section about the The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in U.S. history. The accompanying CD-ROM presents a complete digital reproduction of the book's text
resource.variantTitle
Mei Hua zhi guang
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