Ronald Takaki's beloved classic is a "brilliant revisionist history of America" (Publishers Weekly) that dramatically retells our nation's story from the perspective of minorities. Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed by critics and academics everywhere as a Cited by: · A DIFFERENT MIRROR: A History of Multicultural America User Review - Kirkus A valuable survey of the American experience of several racial and ethnic minorities: readable popular history in the mode of Takaki's Strangers from a Different Shore ().4/5(3). Book Notes - Summary A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. % (3) Pages: 3. 3 pages. % (3) Book Notes -7 - Summary A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. 81% (16) Pages: 3. 3 pages. 81% (16) Book Notes - Summary A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America.
"The deeper significance of America's becoming a majority nonwhite society is what it means to the national psyche, to individuals' sense of themselves and their nation—their idea of what it is to be American" Excerpt from "A Different Mirror, A History of Multicultural America," Ronald Takaki, Little, Brown and Company, Ronald Takaki's book 'A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America' is predominantly concerned with the perspectives of minority groups about multicultural America. The book handles the topics of Jews, Chicanos, Mexicans, Japanese, Native Americans, Chinese, African-Americans, and people of the Irish originality. Author Takaki, Ronald T., Title A different mirror: a history of multicultural America / Ronald Takaki. Format Book Edition.
Book Notes - Summary A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. % (3) Pages: 3. 3 pages. % (3) Book Notes -7 - Summary A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. 81% (16) Pages: 3. 3 pages. 81% (16) Book Notes - Summary A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. “A Different Mirror advances a truly humane sense of American possibility.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "The 'mirror' that Ronald Takaki holds up to the United States reflects a multicultural history of oppression and exploitation, but also struggle, solidarity, and community. In the most profound sense, this is a people's history of our country. Shortly after, a Harvard professor named Oscar Handlin argued that immigrants were not just a part of American history; “they were American history.” However, his study of immigrants was limited to those who came from Europe. Takaki explains that today, overhauling the Master Narrative is urgent. White people will soon be a minority in the US, and because of the Master Narrative, most Americans have not been properly educated about the history of people of color in the nation.
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