Download or read book Everything You Need to Know about Asian American History written by Lan Cao and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the U.S. get involved in Vietnam? Why do Filipinos have Spanish names? What is the origin of the fortune cookie? Most Americans are woefully uninformed about their country's history, and most standard history books provide very little information on the rich history of the Asian-American people. This text fills that void, with a lively question-and-answer format.