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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