Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America

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YellowJournalist In the series MAPPING RACISMS edited by Jo Carrillo, Darrell Y. Hamamoto, Rodolfo D. Torres, and E. Frances White TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA YellowJournalist Dispatchesfrom AsianAmerica William Wong Temple University Press, Philadelphia 19122 Copyright © 2001 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2001 Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wong, William, 1941 July 7– Yellow journalist : dispatches from Asian America / William Wong. p. cm. — (Mapping racisms) ISBN 1-56639-829-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-56639-830-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Wong, William, 1941 July 7– 2. Asian Americans—Biography. 3. Asian Americans—Cultural assimilation. 4. Asian Americans—Social conditions—20th century. 5. United States—Race relations. 6. United States—Ethnic relations. 7. Journalists—United States—Biography. 8. Oakland (Calif.)—Biography. I. Title. II. Series. E184.O6 W66 2001 305.895073'0092–dc21 [B] 00-041196 For Joyce and Sam ...