The Treatment of Asian Americans in U.S. History Textbooks Published 1994-1996 [electronic resource] / Violet H. Harada.

This study analyzes the treatment of Asian Americans in a group of selected high school U.S. history textbooks published between 1994 and 1996. Using a content analysis technique, nine of the textbooks most widely used in Hawaii were evaluated in terms of Asian groups represented, events and persona...

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Main Author: Harada, Violet H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2000.
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