25 Events That Shaped Asian American History

Lan Dong is associate professor of English at the University of Illinois Springfield and is author and editor of several books.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Early Immigration and DevelopmentCalifornia Gold Rush, 1848–1855Ying MaPeople v. Hall, 1854Andrea KwonCentral Pacific Railroad Recruits Chinese Workers, 1865Tena L. HeltonThe Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882Nathan JungHawaii Becomes a U.S. Territory, 1898Laura Stanfield Prichard2 Citizenship and Community BuildingUnited States v. Wong Kim Ark, 1898William B. NoseworthyGentlemen's Agreement between the United States and Japan, 1907Yuki ObayashiAngel Island Opens in San Francisco Bay, 1910Hayley Johnson and Sarah SimmsThe First Sikh Gurdwara in the United States Established in Stockton, California, 1912Harveen Sachdeva MannThe Webb-Haney Act Passed by California State Legislature, 1913Kaori Mori Want3 Conflicts and PoliticsUnited States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, 1923Philip DeslippeGong Lum v. Rice, 1927Michael S. RodriguezJapanese American Internment, 1942–1946Ann MatsuuchiThe Luce-Celler Act, 1946Lan DongKorean War, 1950–1953Kimberly McKee4 Activism and the Post-1965 EraDaniel K. Inouye, First Asian American U.S. Senator, 1962Katelind IkumaThe Delano Grape Strike and Boycott, 1965–1970Maharaj Desai, Karen Buenavista Hanna, and Teresa HodgesVietnam War and Refugee Migration from Southeast Asia, 1965–1975Khoi NguyenThe Immigration and Nationality Act, 1965Philip Q. YangThe First Asian American Studies Program Established at San Francisco State College, 1969Rosie Kar5 Heritage and LegacyLau v. Nichols, 1974Rachel Endo and Verna WongAsian/Pacific American Heritage Week Established, 1978William B. NoseworthyThe Murder of Vincent Chin, 1982Martin KichThe Los Angeles Riots, 1992Nancy Kang9/11 and Islamophobia, 2001–2018Marie-Therese C. SulitBibliography of Recommended ResourcesAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex

College and advanced high school students, as well as general readers interested in Asian American history, will find these thorough writings a rich source of research ideas.