Erika B Lee

At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration During the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943

At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration During the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943

The Community

Rebellious 18 year old Ivy has lived in a Community compound her entire life. She has been training for her future since the day she was born. Judges are the law, they are the highest ranking members of society, and there are only six in place at a time. On a perfect morning like every other, Ivy is...

Zozzy and Baz Rescue a Dog (The Adventures of Zozzy and Baz...and Sissy Too.) (Volume 1)

Zozzy and Baz Rescue a Dog introduces two- to six-year-olds to the fundamental concept of an animal shelter. Zozzy and Baz are superheroes who rescue their new family member from the shelter. With a fun and positive approach, they learn the importance of an animal shelter and the responsibilities of...

Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America

From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco served as the processing and detention center for over one million people from around the world. The majority of newcomers came from China and Japan, but there were also immigrants from India, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Me...

Coming Home: American Paintings, 1930/1950, from the Schoen Collection

Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Mobile Museum of Art, this exhibition featured 128 paintings from the numerous periods that make up the American scene from 1930 to 1950, when the influences of the Depression and World War II contributed to styles of art variously known as Regionalism,...

At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943

With the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers became the first group in American history to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their race and class. This landmark law changed the course of U.S. immigration history, but we know little about its consequences for the Chinese ...

The Making of Asian America: A History

The definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the subject.In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian A...