Before: An Essay p. 1 / Jeff Yang --
Who's Asian American? p. 10 --
When Inclusion Can Turn into Erasure p. 16 --
Asian American Syllabus: 1980s and Before p. 19 --
Undercover Asians: 1980s and Before p. 23 --
Original Synth: The Anthems of Young Asian America p. 26 --
Twelve Court Cases That Shaped Asian America p. 28 --
Propaganda Family Tree p. 32 --
Why Vincent Chin Still Matters p. 34 --
How to Yellowface p. 36 --
Yellowface: In the Beginning p. 37 --
Miss Saigon, but Not Forgotten p. 41 --
Miss Saigon Family Tree p. 44 --
Asian American Playlist: 1980s and Before p. 46 --
Where the Heart Is: Asian Ethnic Enclaves p. 49 --
Asian American Atlas p. 56 --
Founding Fathers and Mothers: 1980s and Before p. 60 --
Stuff Asians Like p. 62 --
The 1990s: An Essay p. 65 / Jeff Yang --
Asian Americans on Campus p. 80 --
Asian American Syllabus: 1990s p. 84 --
Sa-I-Gu 1992: Remembering the Los Angeles Riots p. 87 --
Long Dark Shadow of "Me Love You Long Time" p. 93 --
Asian American Food Glow Up p. 94 --
Asian Americans Dot Com p. 96 --
Asian Avenue, Annotated p. 103 --
Style List: 1990s p. 106 --
Generasian Gap: 1990s p. 108 --
Asian American Playlist: The 1990s p. 114 --
Setting Sail on the Love Boat p. 118 --
Spaces: Asian Home p. 120 --
Boba Triumphant p. 124 --
Joy Luck Club Remembered p. 126 --
How the Golden Age of Hong Kong Cinema Gave Us Hope p. 133 --
Bollywood Saved Us p. 136 --
Awesome Asian Bad Guys p. 140 --
Reflections on Mulan p. 142 --
When Asian American Indie Features Suddenly Mattered p. 150 --
It All Began with Margaret Cho p. 152 --
What's Funny?: 1990s p. 157 --
Asian American Yearbook: The 1990s p. 158 --
Spaces: Asian Grocery Store p. 160 --
Founding Fathers and Mothers: 1990s p. 164 --
Anime of the People p. 166 --
Yellowface in the 1990s p. 170 --
DISGRASIAN: 1990s p. 172 --
Undercover Asians: 1990s p. 174 --
The 2000s: An Essay p. 181 / Phil Yu --
Spaces: The Boba Shop p. 200 --
Asian American Syllabus: 2000s p. 205 --
9/11: Remembering a Tragedy and the Dark Days That Followed p. 209 --
Spin Doctors: How Filipino American DJs Turned the Tables on Hip-Hop p. 214 --
Stepping into the Cypher: Asian American Rappers p. 217 --
MC Jin's Greatest Spits p. 221 --
Trials of Dr. Wen Ho Lee p. 224 --
Tomorrow Never Dies p. 226 --
Animasians: The Cartoon Characters That Shaped Our Kidhood p. 234 --
Harold and Kumar p. 239 --
Spaces: The Asian American Film Festival p. 240 --
Elevated or Appropriated? p. 246 --
"Asian Night": The Asian Party Scene p. 248 --
Style List: 2000s p. 252 --
Generasian Gap: 2000s p. 254 --
Asian American Reality TV Hall of Fame p. 257 --
William Hung Does Not Need Your Sympathy p. 261 --
Asian American Playlist: The 2000s p. 263 --
Bhangra Is the Beat p. 267 --
Dance Crew Revolution]p270 --
Tops of the Tube: Pioneers of Asian American YouTube p. 272 --
Musicians: A YouTube Playlist p. 275 --
Founding Fathers and Mothers: 2000s p. 276 --
Spaces: Finding Our Religion p. 280 --
What's Funny: The 2000s p. 285 --
Wonderful World of White Saviors p. 286 --
Yellowface in the 2000s p. 289 --
Asian American Yearbook: The 2000s p. 292 --
DISGRASIAN: 2000s p. 294 --
Undercover Asians: 2000s p. 298 --
The 2010s: An Essay p. 301 / Philip Wang --
Asian American Playlist: The 2010s p. 315 --
Hashtag #ASIANAMERICA p. 320 --
Remembering Linsanity p. 322 --
Asian American Syllabus: 2010s p. 326 --
Tops of the Tube: Asian American YouTube Crosses Over p. 330 --
Seven Stages of PSY p. 334 --
Clawing Back at Tiger Mom p. 335 --
This Isn't Even My Final Form: The Evolution of Asian Memes p. 338 --
Appreciation or Appropriation? p. 342 --
Hallyu Like Me Now p. 344 --
Generasian Gap: 2010s p. 346 --
Style List: 2010s p. 348 --
Asians All the Rave p. 350 --
Spaces: A Night in Koreatown p. 352 --
LOVE, Asian American Style p. 356 --
What's Funny?: 2010s p. 359 --
#StarringJohnCho p. 365 --
Fresh Off the Boat: A Retrospective p. 368 --
Road to Crazy Rich Asians p. 388 --
Spaces: University Culture Fest p. 392 --
Founding Fathers and Mothers: 2010s p. 396 --
Asian Celebrity Chefs p. 398 --
Asian American Yearbook: The 2010s p. 402 --
Gaming While Asian p. 404 --
Coming Out in Public p. 406 --
DISGRASIAN: 2010S p. 408 --
Undercover Asians: 2010s p. 410 --
Yellowface in the 2010s p. 412 --
It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Asian Superheroes p. 414 --
Beyond: An Essay p. 419 / Jeff Yang and Phil Yu and Philip Wang --
Black and Asian: A Conversation p. 425 --
After "Asian August": A Conversation p. 430 --
Spaces: Life During COVID p. 432 --
Essential Awkwafina 12-Pack p. 440 --
Tomorrow, the World: Talking with the Founders of Subtle Asian Traits p. 442 --
BTS: Inside the American ARMY p. 445 --
She, Rose: An Interview with Kelly Marie Tran p. 448 --
Math of Andrew Yang p. 452 --
A Sign of Things to Come p. 454 --
It's an Honor Just to Be Sandra: An Interview with Sandra Oh p. 458 --
First Action Hero p. 462.