Students may be surprised by some of the revelations, but will recognize a constant thread of rampant racism. Well-known occurrences, such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Trail of Tears, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Japanese internment are included. The narrative is laced with short quotations, cameos of personal experiences, and excerpts from folk music and literature. “Takaki traces the economic and political history of Indians, African Americans, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, Irish, and Jewish people in America, with considerable attention given to instances and consequences of racism. The book is an excellent companion to A People’s History of the United States. Ronald Takaki turns the Anglocentric historical viewpoint inside out and examines the ultimate question of what it means to be an American. history in the voices of Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and others. Winner of an American Book Award, A Different Mirror recounts U.S.
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