Annotated Bibliography
Berray, Mohamed. “A Critical Literary Review of the Melting Pot and Salad Bowl Assimilation and Integration Theories.” Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies 6, no. 1 (2019): 142–51. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48710211.
An article about the Melting Pot and Salad Bowl theories with arguments for and against them.
Chou, Rosalind S. and Joe R. Feagin, The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism. Paradigm Publishers, 2008.
Discussed the negative effects of the model minority stereotype.
Daniel, Alex. “20 ‘American’ Traditions We Totally Stole from Other Cultures” Best Life, May 25, 2018. https://bestlifeonline.com/fake-american-traditions/.
Lists multiple things that are common in American culture that have origins in other cultures.
Dennis, Rutledge M. Biculturalism, Self-Identity and Societal Development. Emerald Group Publishing, 2008.
Defined biculturalism and demonstrated examples.
Dhingra, Pawan. Life Behind the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream. Stanford University Press, 2012.
Detailed history of the journey taken by Indian Americans as hoteliers.
Hernández, Kelly Lytle. City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging. The University of North Carolina Press, 2017.
Description of how the Geary Act came to be and its effects.
Lee, Erika. The Making of Asian America: A History. Simon and Schuster, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2026. ProQuest Ebook Central.
A more recent recounting of Asian American history which was used mostly for post-1965 historical information.
Lee, Erika and Judy Yung. Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Oxford University Press, 2012.
This text provided great background knowledge on the creation and innerworkings of Angel Island.
Louie, Andrea. “Counter Cultures: The Place and Space of the Chinese Laundry.” In Chinese American Mothering: Toy Len Goon’s Legacy and the Myth of the Model Minority. NYU Press, 2025.
This chapter gives information about the intersection between Chinese laundries and Chinese American culture.
Ngai, Mae M. Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America, E-book, Princeton University Press, 2004.
Gave a very in-depth breakdown of the Johnson Reed Act.
Paik Lee, Mary. Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America. University of Washington Press, 1990.
First-hand recollection by a Korean immigrant who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s.
Qin, Amy. “This Man Won Birthright Citizenship for All,” New York Times, February 10, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/birthright-citizenship-wong-kim-ark-supreme-court.html.
Brief overview of the Wong Kim Ark v. United States Supreme Court case.
Rude, Emelyn. “A Very Brief History of Chinese Food in America,” Time, February 8, 2016. https://time.com/4211871/chinese-food-history/.
Describes the transformation of Chinese food in the United States.
Suárez-Orozco, Carola and Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco. Children of Immigration. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2001.
An enlightening study into the effects of immigration on children.
Takaki, Ronald. Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans. Little, Brown, and Company, 1989.
This book gives a detailed history of Asian American history, but as it was released in 1989, post-1965 events were not as thoroughly explored.
Tsui, Bonnie. American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods. Free Press, 2009.
A very intriguing book about different Chinatowns in the United States that discusses their creation and transformations, while also including personable interviews.
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