Rutgers University Press · 2023
Asian American History
Race, Transnational Migration, and Community
A broad account of Asian American history centered on race, migration, community formation, and transnational connection.
Rutgers University Press · 2022
Chinese Americans in the Heartland
Migration, Work, and Community
A richly documented history of Chinese American migration, work, and community in Chicago, St. Louis, and the broader American heartland.
Stanford University Press · 2012
Chinese Chicago
Race, Transnational Migration, and Community since 1870
A community study connecting local histories of work and family with the wider Chinese American transnational world.
Truman State University Press · 2007
Voices of the Heart
Asian American Women on Immigration, Work, and Family
Oral histories of Asian American women in the Midwest, spanning migration, work, family, identity, and cross-cultural life.
Temple University Press · 2004
Chinese St. Louis
From Enclave to Cultural Community
The first full-scale study of Chinese American life in a Midwestern city and the emergence of a cultural community beyond the traditional Chinatown.
State University of New York Press · 1998
Surviving on the Gold Mountain
A History of Chinese American Women and Their Lives
A pioneering, wide-ranging history of Chinese American women across regions, generations, and social worlds.
M. E. Sharpe · 2010
Asian American History and Culture
An Encyclopedia
Co-editorA two-volume reference work covering the histories and cultures of twenty-one Asian American groups.
Rutgers University Press · 2009
Asian America
Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries
EditorOriginal scholarship on emerging communities and changing boundaries in Asian American life.
Rutgers University Press · 2008
Emerging Voices
Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans
EditorResearch that broadens the field by foregrounding Asian American groups often absent from established narratives.
China Overseas Chinese Publishing House · 2017
A New Chinese American History
A comprehensive history of Chinese Americans from the seventeenth century to the present, published in the Overseas Chinese History Series.
Showwei · 2015
Jinshan Yao
A History of Chinese American Women
Expanded and revised classical Chinese edition of the Ford Foundation Publishing Award-winning study first published in 1999.
Critical reception
Selected reviews
Surviving on the Gold Mountain
“Surviving on the Gold Mountain is a significant addition to our too-scent scholarly literature about Chinese American women. It is a contribution to both the history if immigration and the history of women.”
— Roger Daniels, Charles Phelps and Taft Professor of History, University of Cincinnati.
“Huping Ling has written the most comprehensive history of Chinese American women to date. A work of impressive scope and scholarship.”
— Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California, Berkeley
“A pioneering work and a very original study of Chinese American women.”
— Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore
“Huping Ling’s book is a testament to the growing maturity of Asian American historical literature in the last several decades…”
— Benson Tang, Wichita State University, (American Historical Review June 1999).
Chinese St. Louis
“Huping Ling’s study of Chinese St. Louis is a breakthrough volume, the first full-scale study of the ethnic group in a Midwestern American city...”
— Dr. Roger Daniels, Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor of History at University of Cincinnati and a prominent pioneer scholar of Asian American studies.
“A wonderful study, rich with insight and sophistication.”
— Franklin Ng, Association for Asian American Studies
“Chapter of the book wins Best Article Award at 2006 Missouri Conference on History; Five Starred Reviews; featured in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, West End Word, KMOX, and KWMU.”
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Voices of the Heart
“Voices of the Heart includes Chinese, Japanese, Filipina, Korean, and Asian Indian women as well as the newer Asian groups of Vietnamese, Laotians, Hmong, Thais, and Pakistanis... These are new Americans we need to meet.”
— Jack Tchen, New York University
“Told in their own words, Voices of the Heart uncovers the dazzling diversity of Asian American women’s experiences as immigrants, workers, students, wives, mothers, daughters, and adoptees.”
— Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California, Berkeley
“Unlike most books about Asian American women that focus on those who are from the coasts, Huping Ling gives voice to Asian American women in the Midwest...a worthy addition to the growing literature about Asian American women.”
— Dr. Franklin Ng, president of the Association of Asian American Studies.
“A vivid picture of the impact of immigration on an individual level.”
— K. B. Nutter, SUNY Stony Brook for Choice.
“Highly recommended to anyone who seeks a more complete view of Americana and American history in general.”
— The Midwest Book Review
“This comprehensive oral history recognizes the challenges faced by immigrant women adjusting to a new culture while working to preserve their ethnic identity.”
— State Historical Society of Missouri
Asian America
“Solid scholarship presenting fresh and original research findings highlighting new phenomena in Asian American communities.”
— Shehong Chen, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Emerging Voices
“Long overdue. Emerging Voices meets an important need and fills a significant gap in the field of Asian American Studies.”
— Yong Chen
“A unique project that broadens our understanding of diversity and promises to bring new Asian American groups into focus in a valuable way.”
— George Anthony Peffer, editor of the Journal of Asian American Studies
Asian American History and Culture
“Here is a unique reference work focusing on the history, culture, contributions, and challenges of a variety of Asian-origin groups in the U.S. … This is an excellent resource that will be used wherever there are immigrant communities or where students need a starting point for research topics. Great for high-school, college, and public libraries.”
— Booklist
“An excellent, up-to-date resource that will prove valuable to general readers and students.”
— School Library Journal
Chinese Chicago
“A unique and valuable study, sure to deepen our understanding of extra-national migratory studies in the development of modernity.”
— John Kuo Wei Tchen, New York University
“Connects the past to the present by taking an in-depth look at the post-war forces that have transformed and continue to transform Chinese Chicago.”
— Yong Chen, author of Chinese San Francisco, 1850-1943, A Trans-Pacific Community.
“A landmark addition to the growing Chinese American transnational historiography.”
— Haiming Liu