1. Erika Lee is an award-winning historian, author, and advocate. The Bae Family Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumni Professor at Harvard University and Past President of the Organization of American Historians, she is the author of several prize- winning books including The Making of Asian America, winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Adult Non-Fiction, and America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States, winner of the American Book Award. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Erika and her family now live in Massachusetts. 2. Christina Soontornvat is the award-winning and bestselling author of over twenty books for young readers. She is a three-time Newbery Honor recipient, whose works include All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team, which was also awarded the Sibert Honor and the Kirkus Prize for Young People’s Literature. Born and raised in Texas, Christina currently resides in Austin with her family.
<p>Asian American history is not made up of one single story. It’s many. And it’s a story that too often goes untold. </p><p>It begins centuries before America even exists as a nation. It is connected to the histories of Western conquest and colonialism. It’s a story of migration; of people and families crossing the Pacific Ocean in search of escape, opportunity, and new beginnings.</p><p>It is also the story of race and racism. Of being labeled an immigrant invasion, unfit to become citizens, and being banned, deported, and incarcerated. Of being blamed for bringing diseases into the country.</p><p>And it is a story of bravery and hope. It is the story of heroes who fought for equality in the courts, on the streets, and in the schools, and who continue to fight in solidarity with others doing the same.</p><p>This book is a stirring account of the ordinary people and extraordinary acts that made Asian America and the young people who are remaking America today.</p>
