Him Mark Lai: Autobiography Of A Chinese American Historian

In his own words, Him Mark Lai, the renowned Dean of Chinese American History, shares the moving story of his life, beginning with his childhood through his career as an engineer to his evolution as a community activist and historian.

He also provides an intimate portrait of a San Francisco Chinatown family and community developments from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the McCarthy era of the 1950s, through the Asian American Studies Movement of the 1970s to the present.

The editors worked with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Chinese Historical Society of America to produce this posthumous volume, which features rare family portraits and supplementary research materials for students, scholars, and anyone interested in Asian American, American ethnic, and overseas Chinese history and life.