The place of the Chinatown/International District in the community in the shadow of the Kingdome. Myths about the CID explain what the community needs to fix in the neighborhood.
Traces the history of Asian immigration from the California gold rush to Vietnamese boat people, describes patterns of work, social adaptation, and family formation, and explains how they coped with discrimination.
Since the first three documented Chinese arrived in the U.S. in 1848, more than six million Asians have followed. Their stories provide a fascinating picture of diverse cultural attitudes against a common American backdrop.
