Exclusion and the Chinese American St..., SarahSoonLing Blackburn
Exclusion and the Chinese American St..., SarahSoonLing Blackburn
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Exclusion and the Chinese American Story

Author: Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn

Narrator: Elaine Wang

Unabridged: 5 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2024

Synopsis

Until now, you've only heard one side of the story, but Chinese American history extends far beyond the railroads. Here's the true story of America, from the Chinese American perspective.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

If you've learned about the history of Chinese people in America, it was probably about their work on the railroads in the 1800s. But more likely, you may not have learned about it at all. This may make it feel like Chinese immigration is a newer part of this country, but some scholars believe the first immigrant arrived from China 499 CE--one thousand years before Columbus did! 

When immigration picked up in the mid-1800s, efforts to ban immigrants from China began swiftly. But hope, strength, and community allowed the Chinese population in America to flourish. From the gold rush and railroads to entrepreneurs, animators, and movie stars, this is the true story of the Chinese American experience.

About The Author

Dr. Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn is an educator, speaker and professional learning facilitator. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand into a mixed-race Malaysian Chinese and white American family. A classic “third culture kid,” she grew up moving between various East and Southeast Asian countries and the Washington DC area. Sarah moved to the Deep South in 2009, and she has now lived there longer than anywhere else. Her experiences first as a classroom teacher and then as a teacher educator inform her beliefs about the role that education can and must play in the realization of social justice.She owes very much to her ancestors.Sarah spent most of her years in the classroom teaching third and fourth grade. As a professional trainer, Sarah’s areas of focus have included workplace cultures, leadership skills, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Sarah has an M.A. in Social Justice and Education from University College London’s Institute of Education. Her doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University explored strategies for retaining rural educators, and her Ed.D. specialization was Instructional Design in Online Teaching and Learning. She is based out of Oxford, Mississippi.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynn on March 24, 2024

Thank you for this digital copy. I was excited to read this when I saw the title. The Exclusion Act also affected the Chinese in the Philippines (where I'm from) because the country was under American rule at that time. However, I feel like this book focused more on racism and hatred inflicted on th......more

Goodreads review by Sun on September 02, 2023

#Americanhistory #AsianAmerican #OwnVoices I wish I had this book when I was a child. Exclusion and the Chinese American story gives readers a whole new perspective and knowledge on the history of Asian American immigration and diaspora that has become inseparable from America's heritage and culture O......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on March 29, 2024

What is the story of Chinese American history told from a Chinese American perspective? In an effort to expand the narrative beyond exclusion, railroad work and the model minority myth, the author brings in lesser-known stories and writes the book she wishes she had when growing up. Central to the m......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 26, 2024

Exclusion and the Chinese American Story is part of Crown Books for Young Readers’ Race to the Truth series. The series “Tells the true history of America from the perspective of different communities. Each book tells the story of our country from its very beginning to present. These books correct c......more

Goodreads review by Susan on October 20, 2024

I've read a fair amount about the Chinese American experience, both fiction and factual, but I still learned a lot from EXCLUSION AND THE CHINESE AMERICAN STORY. It gives a solid overview of why Chinese people first emigrated from their homeland to the U.S., how they were treated when they got here,......more

Quotes

"Deftly written and informative; a call for vigilance and equality." —Kirkus Reviews

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