Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans

Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans

by Elliott Robert Barkan
ISBN-10:
1576070980
ISBN-13:
9781576070987
Pub. Date:
05/01/2001
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-10:
1576070980
ISBN-13:
9781576070987
Pub. Date:
05/01/2001
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans

Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans

by Elliott Robert Barkan

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781576070987
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 05/01/2001
Pages: 448
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.06(d)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Elliott R. Barkan is professor of American history and ethnic studies and is the book editor for the Jourbanal of American Ethnic History.

Table of Contents

Individuals by Ethnicityxi
Individuals by Occupationxxi
Introduction: Achieving Eminence in America's Culture of Successxxxv
Acknowledgmentsli
Abdullah, Mohammed Nur Ali "Sheik Nur"1
Abu Eid, Fatima2
Adamic, Louis3
Aguirre, Valentin4
Ahmed, Ismael N.5
Ahn, Philip6
Akiwumi, Fenda7
Akiyoshi, Toshiko8
Albright, Madeleine Korbel8
Alegria, Fernando9
Allende, Isabel10
Alvarez, Julia11
Amara, Lucine12
Amaya, Dionisia13
American, Sadie14
Amir, Sara15
Ammann, Othmar H.17
Aratani, George18
Arce, Elia19
Archipenko, Alexander20
Arnaz, Desi21
Asbury, Francis21
Aubuchon, William E., and Aubuchon, William E., Jr.22
Badovinac, John25
Balanchine, George26
Bambace, Angela27
Baraga, Frederic Irenej28
Barolini, Helen29
Bartok, Bela30
Bassiouni, Mahmoud Cherif31
Beck, Mary32
Bednarik, Charles "Chuck"33
Bell, Alexander Graham33
Bell, Thomas34
Bellow, Saul35
Belpre, Pura36
Berger, Victor37
Bergman, Ingrid38
Bethune, Mary McLeod39
Bierstadt, Albert40
Bikel, Theodore41
Birkerts, Gunnar42
Blades, Ruben43
Bok, Edward William44
Booth, Evangeline Cory45
Borge, Victor46
Borglum, Gutzon47
Brzezinski, Zbigniew "Zbig"48
Bulosan, Carlos49
Bunkse, Edmunds50
Burton, Richard Walter51
Cabet, Etienne53
Cabrini, Francesca Xavier54
Cahan, Abraham55
Callas, Maria56
Calleros, Cleofas57
Calvin, William Austin58
Campbell, Alexander58
Campos, Patricia59
Carnegie, Andrew60
Carnegie, Henrietta "Hattie"61
Carse, Matilda Bradley62
Cayetano, Benjamin J.63
Cenarrusa, Pete64
Cermak, Anton "Tony" Joseph65
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan "Chandra"66
Chaplin, Charlie67
Cherian, Joy68
Chin, Frank69
Chisholm, Shirley70
Christopher, Philip71
Christowe, Stoyan72
Cifuentes, Claire73
Cohan, George M.74
Colon, Jesus75
Conein, Lucien E.76
Cordova, Dorothy Laigo, and Cordova, Fred77
Cormier, Robert78
Coryn, Edward78
Cotton, John80
Cronyn, Hume80
Cuesta, Angel L.81
Daignault, Elphege J.83
Damrosch, Walter Johannes84
Das, Taraknath85
Davis, James John86
De Kooning, Willem87
De la Renta, Oscar88
Debas, Haile T.89
Deer, Ada E.90
Delany, Martin Robinson91
Delerue, Georges92
Delgado, Marcel93
Deloria, Vine, Jr.94
DeVos, Richard, and Van Andel, Jay95
Devoy, John96
Di Loreto, Edward97
DiMaggio, Joseph Paul98
Douglass, Frederick99
Draves, Victoria "Vicki" Manalo100
Drewsen, Gudrun Lochen101
Du Bois, W. E. B.102
Du Pont de Nemours, Eleuthere Irenee, and Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel103
Dukakis, Michael Stanley104
Edison, Thomas Alva107
Edwards, Henry Morgan108
Ellis, Rowland109
Emeagwali, Philip110
Enander, Johan Alfred111
Ericsson, John112
Erikson, Erik H.113
Escalante, Jaime Alfonso114
Espaillat, Rhina P.115
Estefan, Gloria Fajardo116
Etzioni, Amitai117
Eu, March Fong118
Farrell, James Thomas121
Fermi, Enrico122
Ferraro, Geraldine Anne123
Figueroa, Elizabeth124
Fischer-Galati, Stephen125
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley126
Ford, Patrick127
Forman, Milos128
Friml, Rudolf129
Furuseth, Andrew129
Gallatin, Albert131
Garbo, Greta132
Geiringer, Hilda133
Giannini, Amadeo P. "A. P."134
Gibran, Kahlil135
Goizueta, Roberto136
Goldman, Emma136
Gompers, Samuel138
Gonzales, Rodolfo "Corky"138
Gonzalez, Henry B.140
Gregorian, Vartan140
Groth, Dijana141
Gutierrez, Jose Angel142
Hagedorn, Jessica145
Hakim, Thomas146
Hall, Gus147
Hancock, Ian F.148
Hanson, Howard Harold149
al-Hibri, Azizah Y.149
Hill, James Jerome151
Hill, William151
Howe, Irving152
Hrdlicka, Ales153
Hughes, John154
Hurja, Emil155
Hutchinson, Anne156
Idar, Jovita159
Inouye, Daniel Ken160
Ivask, Ivar Vidrik161
Jalali, Reza163
Jao, Frank164
Jean, Nelust Wyclef165
Johnson, John Harold166
Jones, Mary Harris "Mother Jones"167
Kahanamoku, Duke169
Karimi, Mansoorali170
Kaupas, Casmira171
Kazan, Elia172
Kerkorian, Kerkor "Kirk"173
Kerouac, Jean-Louis "Jack"174
Kilian, Jan175
King, Martin Luther, Jr.176
Kingston, Maxine Hong177
Knudsen, William S.178
Kochiyama, Yuri179
Kohut, Rebekah Bettelheim180
Kolff, Willem Johan181
Kono, Tamio "Tommy"182
Krol, John Joseph183
Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth184
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo185
Kviklys, Bronius186
La Guardia, Fiorello Henry189
LaFlesche Picotte, Susan190
Laurens, Henry191
Lausche, Frank J.192
Laxalt, Paul, and Laxalt, Robert193
Lazarus, Emma195
Lee, Ang196
Lee Bing197
Lee, Choua Eve197
Lee, Sammy199
Lee Tsung-Dao199
Lennon, John200
Lewis, John L.201
Lewis, Loida Nicolas202
Liam, Alison Prapaislip203
Lieberman, Joseph Isadore204
Lin, Maya205
Linares, Guillermo206
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, Sr.207
Loewy, Raymond208
Lopez, Alfonso "Al" Ramon209
Luahine, Iolani210
Lugosi, Bela211
MacNeil, Robert Breckenridge Ware213
Makemie, Francis214
Makino, Fred Kinzaburo215
Malcolm X215
Mallet, Edmond217
Manoogian, Alex217
Marohnic, Josip219
Marshall, Louis220
Marshall, Thurgood221
Marti, Jose222
Martin, Xavier223
Martinez, Elizabeth "Betita"224
Massey, Raymond Hart225
Mattson, Hans226
Maximovitch, John227
Mayer, Louis B.227
Mazrui, Ali A.228
McClure, Samuel Sidney229
McGarrity, Joseph230
McKay, Claude231
Mehta, Ved Parkash232
Melchior, Lauritz233
Mellon, Thomas234
Mikulski, Barbara Ann235
Minh-ha, Trinh T.236
Miyamura, Hiroshi "Hershey"237
Miyasato, Albert H.238
Montejo, Victor Dionicio239
Moreno, Luisa240
Morgan, Garrett Augustus241
Mouton, Alexandre242
Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior243
Muir, John245
Mukherjee, Bharati246
Musial, Stanley Frank247
Muskie, Edmund Sixtus248
Nader, Albert S. "Sam"251
Nader, Ralph252
Nagy, Ferenc253
Naismith, James254
Navratilova, Martina255
Nelson, Knute256
Nestor, Agnes257
Nevelson, Louise258
Ng Poon Chew259
Novak, Michael John260
Novotna, Jarmila261
Oakar, Mary Rose263
Oh, Angela264
Olson, Floyd Bjornsterne265
O'Neill, Eugene G.266
O'Reilly, Leonora267
Otero, Miguel, Jr.268
Othman, Talat Mohamad269
Ottendorfer, Anna Behr Uhl270
Owen, Robert Dale271
Paine, Thomas273
Palance, Jack274
Pantoja, Antonia274
Papanicolaou, George Nicholas275
Paul, William Lewis, Sr.277
Payan, Ilka Tanya278
Pei, I. M.278
Penn, William279
Perales, Alonso S.280
Perpich, Rudolph "Rudy" George281
Peterson, Esther Eggertsen282
Petrescu, Paul283
Piasecki, Frank Nicholas284
Pickford, Mary285
Pierre, Frantz Marie286
Poitier, Sidney287
Pope288
Pothier, Aram Jules289
Powell, Colin290
Prisland, Marie291
Pritsak, Omelian292
Puente, Ernest "Tito" Anthony, Jr.293
Pukui, Mary Kawena294
Pupin, Michael Idvorski295
Quill, Michael297
Quintal, Claire298
Qureshey, Safi Urrehman299
Rahman, Fazlur301
Ramos, Leda G.302
Ramsey, Meserak "Mimi"303
Randolph, A. Philip304
Red Cloud305
Reuther, Walter Philip306
Revere, Paul30
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