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Making It in America : A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans, Hardback Book

Making It in America : A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans Hardback

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This collection of over 400 biographies of eminent ethnic Americans celebrates a wide array of inspiring individuals and their contributions to U.S. history. The stories of these 400 eminent ethnic Americans are a testimony to the enduring power of the American dream.

These men and women, from 90 different ethnic groups, certainly faced unequal access to opportunities.

Yet they all became renowned artists, writers, political and religious leaders, scientists, and athletes.

Kahlil Gibran, Daniel Inouye, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Thurgood Marshall, Madeleine Albright, and many others are living proof that the land of opportunity sometimes lives up to its name. Alongside these success stories, as historian Elliot R.

Barkan notes in his introduction to this volume, there have been many failures and many immigrants who did not stay in the United States.

Nevertheless, the stories of these trailblazers, visionaries, and champions portray the breadth of possibilities, from organizing a nascent community to winning the Nobel prize.

They also provide irrefutable evidence that no single generation and no single cultural heritage can claim credit for what America is.

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