◆AboutTheBook◆ALegacyMagnified:AGenerationofChineseAmericansinSouthernCalifornia,1980’s-2010’s(南加華人三十年史話英文版)isamonumentalpublicationjointlyauthoredbyateamofrenownedgroupofwritersconsistingof17chapters,nearly1millionwords,andmorethan1,300photographs,manyofwhicharecollectedfromhistoricalarchives.Itisanunprecedentedendeavorundertakenbymorethan500volunteerswhowereprivilegedtohavewitnessedthedrasticandamazingtransformationofChineseAmericancommunitiesinSouthernCaliforniaduringthecriticalthreedecades,fromthe1980’stothe2010’s.Thishandsomevolumeencompassesanhistoricalaccountofmultifariousrealmsofcommunitydevelopment,includingvariousaspectsofculture,history,politicalparticipation,economicgrowth,businesses,education,language,sports,massmedia,scienceandtechnology,scholarlyresearch,literature,music,dance,theatreandotherperformingarts,amongothersubjects.Thisbookissubstantial,andisdedicatedto“AllChineseofpast,present,andfuturegenerationswhocontributetotheworldculturebyincorporatingthequintessenceofChinesecivilizationandtheirheritage.”
加州 education dance businesses sports music literature language history