Avakian, Monique

Examines the experiences of the main groups of Asian immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and includes maps, photographs, diagrams, essays on related topics, and chronologies.

Chronicles the history of Asian-American descent and their influence on U.S. history and culture and chronicles important events and people through black-and-white and color photographs, sixty maps, graphs, diagrams, and line illustrations.

Provides a detailed history of Japan from 1868 to 1912.

Brief biographies of notable women who have contributed significantly to the fields of education, political activism, and religion, from Halide Edib Adivar to Victoria Claflin Woodhull.

A history of Massachusetts, from preColonial days to the present, highlighting the state's economic and cultural development.

Surveys the history of New York State, from pre-colonial times through its industrial, political, and social development to current economic and environmental concerns with maps and photographic illustrations. Includes statistics, key events, facts, and brief information about some of its famous personalities.