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Discusses the experiences of Asian immigrants in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, a time line, and newspaper excerpts.
Book Synopsis The Asian Texans by : Marilyn Dell Brady
Download or read book The Asian Texans written by Marilyn Dell Brady and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the experiences of Asian immigrants in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, a time line, and newspaper excerpts.
This landmark work chronicles the history of Asian Americans in Texas. Comprehensive in both depth and breadth, this volume covers all of the Asian ethnic groups, starting from the first Filipino who landed in Texas on a slave ship to the most recent Burmese refugees settling in Austin, Texas.This second paperback edition is published on the tenth anniversary of the first, hardcover edition. The new edition includes an uncompromising introduction covering some of the more controversial topics prominent in the last ten years of Asian Texan life. It also includes a new demographic study of Asian Texans and a somewhat controversial new chapter on the history of the Taiwanese Texans.The new edition also includes many new photographs, which have emerged from further research into archival collections, as well as current publications. Included is a photograph of Japanese Texan Taro Kishi playing football as the running back for the Texas A&M Aggies.Also included are new photos of Norah Jones and Yao Ming, two of the most famous Asian Texans, as well as a photo of from the Vietnamese shrimper conflict with the KKK in the 1980s.
Book Synopsis Asian Texans by : Irwin Tang
Download or read book Asian Texans written by Irwin Tang and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark work chronicles the history of Asian Americans in Texas. Comprehensive in both depth and breadth, this volume covers all of the Asian ethnic groups, starting from the first Filipino who landed in Texas on a slave ship to the most recent Burmese refugees settling in Austin, Texas.This second paperback edition is published on the tenth anniversary of the first, hardcover edition. The new edition includes an uncompromising introduction covering some of the more controversial topics prominent in the last ten years of Asian Texan life. It also includes a new demographic study of Asian Texans and a somewhat controversial new chapter on the history of the Taiwanese Texans.The new edition also includes many new photographs, which have emerged from further research into archival collections, as well as current publications. Included is a photograph of Japanese Texan Taro Kishi playing football as the running back for the Texas A&M Aggies.Also included are new photos of Norah Jones and Yao Ming, two of the most famous Asian Texans, as well as a photo of from the Vietnamese shrimper conflict with the KKK in the 1980s.
Download or read book Asian Texans written by Irwin A. Tang and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Immigrants of African descent have come to Texas in waves—first as free blacks seeking economic and social opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments, then as enslaved people who came with settlers from the deep South. Then after the Civil War, a new wave of immigration began. In The African Texans, author Alwyn Barr considers each era, giving readers a clear sense of the challenges that faced African Texans and the social and cultural contributions that they have made in the Lone Star State. With wonderful photographs and first-hand accounts, this book expands readers’ understanding of African American history in Texas. Special features include · 59 illustrations · 12 biographical sketches · excerpts from newspaper articles · excerpts from court rulings The African Texans is part of a five-volume set from the Institute of Texan Cultures. The entire set, entitled Texans All, explores the social and cultural contributions made by five distinctive cultural groups that already existed in Texas prior to its statehood or that came to Texas in the early twentieth century: The Indian Texans, The Mexican Texans, The European Texans, The African Texans, and The Asian Texans.
Book Synopsis The African Texans by : Alwyn Barr
Download or read book The African Texans written by Alwyn Barr and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-19 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrants of African descent have come to Texas in waves—first as free blacks seeking economic and social opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments, then as enslaved people who came with settlers from the deep South. Then after the Civil War, a new wave of immigration began. In The African Texans, author Alwyn Barr considers each era, giving readers a clear sense of the challenges that faced African Texans and the social and cultural contributions that they have made in the Lone Star State. With wonderful photographs and first-hand accounts, this book expands readers’ understanding of African American history in Texas. Special features include · 59 illustrations · 12 biographical sketches · excerpts from newspaper articles · excerpts from court rulings The African Texans is part of a five-volume set from the Institute of Texan Cultures. The entire set, entitled Texans All, explores the social and cultural contributions made by five distinctive cultural groups that already existed in Texas prior to its statehood or that came to Texas in the early twentieth century: The Indian Texans, The Mexican Texans, The European Texans, The African Texans, and The Asian Texans.
Tells the story of Japanese migrating to Texas and their experiences, accomplishments, and contributions.
Book Synopsis The Japanese Texans by : Thomas K. Walls
Download or read book The Japanese Texans written by Thomas K. Walls and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of Japanese migrating to Texas and their experiences, accomplishments, and contributions.
Utilizing many sources new to publication, James L. Haley delivers a most readable and enjoyable narrative history of Texas, told through stories—the words and recollections of Texans who actually lived the state’s spectacular history. From Jim Bowie’s and Davy Crockett’s myth-enshrouded stand at the Alamo, to the Mexican-American War, and to Sam Houston’s heroic failed effort to keep Texas in the Union during the Civil War, the transitions in Texas history have often been as painful and tense as the “normal” periods in between. Here, in all of its epic grandeur, is the story of Texas as its own passionate nation. “Texas native Haley does an outstanding job of narrating the outsized and dramatic history of the Lone Star State. John Steinbeck observed, ‘Like most passionate nations, Texas has its own private history based on, but not limited by, facts.’ Cognizant of this, Haley takes pains to separate folklore from fact. He's a good storyteller, but then it's hard to go wrong with the colorful characters he has to work with: pioneer nationalists Sam Houston and Davy Crockett, Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lundy, a wagonload of liquored-up turn-of-the-century oilmen and such latter-day heroes as Lyndon Johnson, John Connally and Janis Joplin.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Book Synopsis Passionate Nation by : James L. Haley
Download or read book Passionate Nation written by James L. Haley and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing many sources new to publication, James L. Haley delivers a most readable and enjoyable narrative history of Texas, told through stories—the words and recollections of Texans who actually lived the state’s spectacular history. From Jim Bowie’s and Davy Crockett’s myth-enshrouded stand at the Alamo, to the Mexican-American War, and to Sam Houston’s heroic failed effort to keep Texas in the Union during the Civil War, the transitions in Texas history have often been as painful and tense as the “normal” periods in between. Here, in all of its epic grandeur, is the story of Texas as its own passionate nation. “Texas native Haley does an outstanding job of narrating the outsized and dramatic history of the Lone Star State. John Steinbeck observed, ‘Like most passionate nations, Texas has its own private history based on, but not limited by, facts.’ Cognizant of this, Haley takes pains to separate folklore from fact. He's a good storyteller, but then it's hard to go wrong with the colorful characters he has to work with: pioneer nationalists Sam Houston and Davy Crockett, Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lundy, a wagonload of liquored-up turn-of-the-century oilmen and such latter-day heroes as Lyndon Johnson, John Connally and Janis Joplin.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Discusses the experiences of European immigrants in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, recipes, and excerpts from personal letters.
Book Synopsis The European Texans by : Allan O. Kownslar
Download or read book The European Texans written by Allan O. Kownslar and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the experiences of European immigrants in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, recipes, and excerpts from personal letters.
Late in 1940, the young men of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment stepped off the trucks at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas, ready to complete the training they would need for active duty in World War II. Many of them had grown up together in Jacksboro, Texas, and almost all of them were eager to face any challenge. Just over a year later, these carefree young Texans would be confronted by horrors they could never have imagined. The battalion was en route to bolster the Allied defense of the Philippines when they received news of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Soon, they found themselves ashore on Java, with orders to assist the Dutch, British, and Australian defense of the island against imminent Japanese invasion. When war came to Java in March 1942, the Japanese forces overwhelmed the numerically inferior Allied defenders in little more than a week. For more than three years, the Texans, along with the sailors and marines who survived the sinking of the USS Houston, were prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army. Beginning in late 1942, these prisoners-of-war were shipped to Burma to accelerate completion of the Burma-Thailand railway. These men labored alongside other Allied prisoners and Asian conscript laborers to build more than 260 miles of railroad for their Japanese taskmasters. They suffered abscessed wounds, near-starvation, daily beatings, and debilitating disease, and 89 of the original 534 Texans taken prisoner died in the infested, malarial jungles. The survivors received a hero’s welcome from Gov. Coke Stevenson, who declared October 29, 1945, as “Lost Battalion Day” when they finally returned to Texas. Kelly E. Crager consulted official documentary sources of the National Archives and the U.S. Army and mined the personal memoirs and oral history interviews of the “Lost Battalion” members. He focuses on the treatment the men received in their captivity and surmises that a main factor in the battalion’s comparatively high survival rate (84 percent of the 2nd Battalion) was the comraderie of the Texans and their commitment to care for each other. This narrative is grueling, yet ultimately inspiring. Hell under the Rising Sun will be a valuable addition to the collections of World War II historians and interested general readers alike.
Book Synopsis Hell under the Rising Sun by : Kelly E. Crager
Download or read book Hell under the Rising Sun written by Kelly E. Crager and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late in 1940, the young men of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment stepped off the trucks at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas, ready to complete the training they would need for active duty in World War II. Many of them had grown up together in Jacksboro, Texas, and almost all of them were eager to face any challenge. Just over a year later, these carefree young Texans would be confronted by horrors they could never have imagined. The battalion was en route to bolster the Allied defense of the Philippines when they received news of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Soon, they found themselves ashore on Java, with orders to assist the Dutch, British, and Australian defense of the island against imminent Japanese invasion. When war came to Java in March 1942, the Japanese forces overwhelmed the numerically inferior Allied defenders in little more than a week. For more than three years, the Texans, along with the sailors and marines who survived the sinking of the USS Houston, were prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army. Beginning in late 1942, these prisoners-of-war were shipped to Burma to accelerate completion of the Burma-Thailand railway. These men labored alongside other Allied prisoners and Asian conscript laborers to build more than 260 miles of railroad for their Japanese taskmasters. They suffered abscessed wounds, near-starvation, daily beatings, and debilitating disease, and 89 of the original 534 Texans taken prisoner died in the infested, malarial jungles. The survivors received a hero’s welcome from Gov. Coke Stevenson, who declared October 29, 1945, as “Lost Battalion Day” when they finally returned to Texas. Kelly E. Crager consulted official documentary sources of the National Archives and the U.S. Army and mined the personal memoirs and oral history interviews of the “Lost Battalion” members. He focuses on the treatment the men received in their captivity and surmises that a main factor in the battalion’s comparatively high survival rate (84 percent of the 2nd Battalion) was the comraderie of the Texans and their commitment to care for each other. This narrative is grueling, yet ultimately inspiring. Hell under the Rising Sun will be a valuable addition to the collections of World War II historians and interested general readers alike.
Book Synopsis Chinese Heart of Texas by : Mel Brown
Download or read book Chinese Heart of Texas written by Mel Brown and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Questions and answers survey the history and way of life of Chinese Americans who live in Texas.
Book Synopsis Who are the Chinese Texans? by : Marian L. Martinello
Download or read book Who are the Chinese Texans? written by Marian L. Martinello and published by University of Texas Inst of Texan. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions and answers survey the history and way of life of Chinese Americans who live in Texas.
