Born and raised in San Francisco, Lai was trained as an engineer
but blazed a trail in the field of Asian American studies. Long
before the field had any academic standing, he amassed an
unparalleled body of source material on Chinese America and drew on
his own transnational heritage and Chinese patriotism to explore
the global Chinese experience. In Chinese American Transnational
Politics, Lai traces the shadowy history of Chinese leftism and the
role of the Kuomintang of China in influencing affairs in America.
With precision and insight, Lai penetrates the overly politicized
portrayals of a history shaped by global alliances and enmities and
the hard intolerance of the Cold War era. The result is a nuanced
and singular account of how Chinese politics, migration to the
United States, and Sino-U.S. relations were shaped by Chinese and
Chinese American groups and organizations. Lai revised and expanded
his writings over more than thirty years as changing political
climates allowed for greater acceptance of leftist activities and
access to previously confidential documents. Drawing on Chinese-
and English-language sources and echoing the strong loyalties and
mobility of the activists and idealists he depicts, Lai delivers
the most comprehensive treatment of Chinese transnational politics
to date.
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