"Engrossing... The Chinese Americans' struggle for success, its costs and tenuousness, are major themes in Chang's highly readable, panoramic history.... Absorbing, passionate." –
San Francisco Chronicle"A thought-provoking overview of how the Chinese have been an integral part of American history... An exemplary achievement." –Christian Science Monitor
"Richly detailed... I know of no better introduction to this multilayered and emotionally charged story." –Jonathan D. Spence
"Comprehensive, beautifully written, filled with deft and passionate analysis–the definitive book on Chinese American history for a new generation. Iris Chang places today's Chinese Americans brilliantly into 150 years of U.S. history." –David Henry Hwang, Tony Award-winning playwright