Table of Contents

	Introduction	p. 1
	Living in America
	Circle of Life
	Asian Americans as a Movement	p. 11
	From Toi Shan to the Olympic Peninsula Gateway	p. 16
	The Promise of America	p. 23
	Settling In
	It's About More Than Hitting the Books	p. 31
	No Dating, Just Get Married	p. 37
	Making a New Life	p. 44
	Aspects of Americanization
	Answering the Call
	Changing the Tide of History	p. 51
	Into the Governor's Mansion	p. 59
	Restaurant, Public Office, Even Bruce Lee	p. 71
	Grassroots Victories	p. 76
	Marriage and the Green Card	p. 84
	Building an Orphanage in China	p. 87
	Passion for Music
	Cowboy from Japan	p. 93
	Jimi Hendrix of the Ukulele	p. 101
	The Fortune Cookies	p. 107
	Growing Up
	From Laos to Iowa	p. 111
	Growing Up in Hawaii	p. 133
	Between Continents	p. 137
	Education, Expectations, Work
	Cultural Anchors	p. 142
	Of Work and Family	p. 149
	An Editor of Entertainment News	p. 153
	Views from Within
	Chinatown, New York	p. 157
	Of Japanese Towns and Cultural Communities	p. 163
	Hmong Community	p. 167
	Vietnamese in Maryland	p. 178
	Living Outside of Koreatown	p. 183
	Claiming Space	p. 186
	After September 11
	Very Tough Times	p. 191
	New York's Chinatown: Getting Back on Its Feet	p. 195
	Within the South Asian Community	p. 198
	Journeys and Passages
	Marriage	p. 212
	Harlan, Kentucky	p. 115
	Growing Up in Los Angeles	p. 119
	Portland, Oregon	p. 128
	Passages
	Reconnecting	p. 203
	Being Asian, Being Gay	p. 225
	Journeys
	Adopted, from Seoul to New Jersey	p. 228
	Found	p. 239
	Three Generations
	Of Personal Challenges and Triumphs	p. 247
	Journeys of Self Discovery	p. 252
	Hapa with Strong Chinese Roots	p. 258
	Notes	p. 265
	Index	p. 271

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