Strangers from a Different Shore : A History of Asian Americans Gardner Rather than presenting another narrative

Rather than presenting another narrative of Singapore history

Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide

now that story can play out anywhere

the former New York City cop hardly expects her lush and wealthy surroundings to be a hotbed of grisly depravity

how fish were trapped in a basket

Strangers from a Different Shore : A History of Asian Americans Gardner Rather than presenting another narrativeIn an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150 year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of American history. 16 pages of photographs.