Distinguished Asian Americans: a biographical dictionary
by Kim, Hyung-chan; editor
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Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. Hardcover. xviii, 430 pages, very good hardcover. Front endpaper has the ownership stamp of Philip Choy, the architect better known for his work on Chinese American history. "This reference work celebrates the contributions of 166 distinguished Asian Americans. Most people profiled are not featured in any other biographical dictionary on noted Asian Americans. The Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Korean Americans, South Asian Americans (from India and Pakistan), and Southeast Asian Americans (from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) profiled in this work represent more than 75 fields of endeavor..." - rear cover blurb.
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- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
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- Title
- Distinguished Asian Americans: a biographical dictionary
- Author
- Kim, Hyung-chan; editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0313289026
- ISBN 13
- 9780313289026
- Publisher
- Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication
- Westport, CT
- Date Published
- 1999
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian American history; Biography; Reference;
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