In an introduction the compiler discusses the field of Asian-American studies and describes his methods. The bibliography is divided into 14 subject areas. It covers scholarly and popular books and articles, biography, fiction, juvenile fiction, poetry, news items, guidebooks, and documents on every aspect of Asian-American life. (DM)

Draws on a historical study of the immigration of nurses from the Philippines to the United States and other countries to illustrate the prevalence of stereotypes in images of Asian American history and to show how to confront stereotypes in the writing of history. (SLD)

Reviews films presented at the Sixteenth Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Films shown at this festival engaged a multiplicity of themes and varied in quality, but they were connected by a tacit understanding of individual and group oppression within an often hostile society. (SLD)

Finds that "Strangers from a Different Shore" is a balanced and successful example of sociological research in the comparative/historical manner, and recommends it highly. Notes that quantitative sociological research on Asian Americans is relatively undeveloped. (DM)

Denounces the treatment of Ronald Takaki's "Strangers from a Different Shore" by members of the Association of Asian American Studies who criticized it on grounds of scholarly ethics. (DM)

A social historian and anthropologist whose unpublished work was used without permission in Ronald Takaki's "Strangers from a Different Shore" criticizes the author's lack of care in footnoting and attribution. (DM)

Examines the role of location in the earnings discrimination of Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino Asian Americans using the 1990 Census Public Use Micro Samples. Compares earnings simulated from these reports to the actual Asian American earnings. Discusses regional differences. (SLD)

Analyzes how Chinese-Thai transmigrants are shaped by social categories and simultaneously shape themselves, first in Thailand and then after migration to the United States. These immigrants cannot be understood as a singular essence. They want to be Chinese, Thai, and American simultaneously. (SLD)

Focuses on Supreme Court naturalization rulings in relation to Asian immigrants. Asserts that an ethos of racial exclusion set the stage for internment of Japanese Americans in World War II and continues to discriminate against Asian immigrants in the United States today. (GC)

Reactions to the success of ice-skating stars Kristi Yamaguchi and Michelle Kwan illustrate the ways in which Asian ethnics continue to find themselves excluded from the U.S. racial and cultural center. Although they may be long-time Americans, they are not perceived as such. (SLD)

Introduces seven essays on Ronald Takaki's "Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans." Opinion is divided as to the book's merits in terms of its content, organization, and research methodology. Two responses by Mr. Takaki are included. (DM)

Commends the book as a general introduction. Finds, however, that much of the material is secondary, with insufficient attribution. The book's coverage of the postwar period is largely anecdotal and does not record the recent emergence of ethnic and political consciousness, community organization, and artistic expression among Asian Americans. (DM)

Replies to every criticism in the foregoing essays of Ling-chi Wang, Elaine Kim, and Sucheng Chan. Endorses Chan's call for more in-depth research. Explains that the size of the book and the number of sources prevented closer annotation in the first edition. (DM)

Describes the development of the course, "The Minority Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1998 Focus--Asian Experiences," which examines minority, ethnicity, and race from North and South American perspectives, discusses how the notion of ethnic history differs from other types of historical analysis, and looks at Asian and…

"Strangers from a Different Shore" paints a panoramic vista, speaks with an epic voice, is easy to read, but contains many misleading statements and imprecise generalizations. The author fails to acknowledge his debt to other researchers and writers. (DM)