TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “America for Americans: A History of American Xenophobia” written by Ericaly has been released in Iranian bookstores in Iran.
Amir Mirhaj translated the book, published in 384 pages by Ketabsaraye Tandis publication, IRNA reported.
The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a xenophobic country. In “Americans in America,” Ericaly shows how irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants are defining characteristics of the nation from colonial times to the Trump era.
Benjamin Franklin ridiculed the Germans for their “strange and foreign ways.” American anxiety about Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement. Chinese immigrants were excluded and imprisoned in Japan, and Mexicans were deported.
Today, Americans fear Muslims, Latinos, and the so-called browning of America. Forcing readers to confront this history, Lee explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America.
Erica Lee is an award-winning historian and author, the inaugural Beh Family Professor of History, a position she began in July 2023, and the Radcliffe Graduate Professor at Harvard University. Lee, the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants, was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and testified before Congress during historic hearings on anti-Asian discrimination and violence.
Additionally, she is still active as an award-winning author, known for her nonfiction work on the subjects of American immigration and Asian American history. Previously, she was the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair and Director of the Center for Immigration History Research at the University of Minnesota.
As an author, Lee is known for having written five nonfiction books. She has won multiple awards, including the American Book Award and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
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