Kwong-Miscevic book "Chinese America" (#4; Topic A)

Lisa See, in her review of "Chinese America: the Untold Story of America's Oldest New Community" (Washington Post, 12/27/05), began with the sentence: "For about 140 years, Chinese American history was lost, forgotten or deliberately covered up." This sentence shook me up, and is the main motivation behind my wanting to do a blog that emphasizes US-China relations, Chinese culture, and Chinese Americans. Practically every sentence in this long and perceptive review is worthy of quote -- it has certainly whetted my appetite for reading the book -- a longing of hers, indeed a challenge, is particularly significant: "No one has yet written convincingly of the transition from the grimness of the past to the tremendous successes we see today." It is hoped that this post would begin a discussion on this important topic.
Posted at 5:34 pm, Friday, December 30, 2005