TY - GEN N2 - World War II was a watershed event for many of America's minorities, but its impact on Chinese Americans has been largely ignored. Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, Wong explores how Chinese Americans carved a newly respected and secure place for themselves in American society during the war years. DO - 10.4159/9780674045316 DO - doi AB - World War II was a watershed event for many of America's minorities, but its impact on Chinese Americans has been largely ignored. Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, Wong explores how Chinese Americans carved a newly respected and secure place for themselves in American society during the war years. T1 - Americans First :Chinese Americans and the Second World War / AU - Wong, Kevin Scott, JF - Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 CN - E184.C5 -- W65 2005eb LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478788 KW - Chinese Americans KW - Chinese Americans KW - Chinese Americans KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Chinesen KW - Weltkrieg KW - Soziale Integration KW - HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. SN - 9780674045316 TI - Americans First :Chinese Americans and the Second World War / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674045316 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674045316 ER -