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Title: A Larger Memory: A History of Our Diversity With Voices by Ronald Takaki ISBN: 0-316-31162-6 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 23 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Why I give this book a 4?
Comment: Ronald Takaki focuses on his book about Asian-American history through Asian and non-Asian perspectives. It is often controversial because readers would think that this is reverse racism towards White-Americans but NO! One must remember Asian have been in the U.S. for 150 years and out of these 150 year, around 120 years the government has institutionalized racism towards the Asians so 4/5 of Asian-American history is about racism. Even the past 30 years after the civil rights movements there is still resentment towards Asian-Americans. So if one was to write about Asian-American history, racism could not be obliterated unless you would like to omit 80+% of the history to appeal to the everyone.
The fact is racism is ugly but we must confront it and solve the problem. This is a message to all American and all earthlings no matter your background. The reason for this is that well a majority of the population may mistreat the minority of that particular population but a individual from the majority would become a minority when he/she travels elsewhere. Anyone may be mistreated and it is still happening today everywhere. I believe though this book still has space for some minor improvement and I'm certain Mr. Takaki and his staff, pioneers in this area, is working on it. Mr. Takaki's books are actually suggested as reading material in many Universities which I find convincing enough as a book to pickup from the book store or from amazon and read on your spare time if you have a open-mind and want to know more about Asian-American history. Takaki's main focus is Asian-American history but his materials include history of many minority groups such as Irish, African-American, Jews, etc. I look forward to new material from Takaki.
Rating: 5
Summary: GREAT!
Comment: This is an excellent book. Seeing the American experience through the eyes of different cultures was a very eye opening experience. This is an excellent cultural education. The prejudice experienced by new immigrants and those of us who will always "look" different--non-white, can be experienced by everyone to take the narrow out of our mindedness.
Rating: 1
Summary: Terrible
Comment: Just awful-so boring. All of the stories seem to blend together. "White man is evil" is the common theme.
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Title: A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki ISBN: 0316831115 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Strangers From a Different Shore by Ronald Takaki ISBN: 0316831301 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 23 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Our Voices: Essays in Culture, Ethnicity, and Communication by Alberto Gonzalez, Marsha Houston, Victoria Chen ISBN: 1891487353 Publisher: Roxbury Pub Co Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman ISBN: 0374525641 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 28 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Major Problems in American Immigration and Ethnic History by Thomas Paterson, Jon Gjerde ISBN: 0395815320 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 January, 1900 List Price(USD): $41.96 |
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