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Book Title: Asian American Dreams : the Emergence of an American People
Item Length: 8.3in.
Item Height: 1in.
Item Width: 5.7in.
Author: Helen Zia
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Minority Studies, Sociology / General, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
