Peter H. Koehn, Xiao-huang Yin

This work addresses the historical and contemporary involvement of Chinese Americans from diverse walks of life in US-China relations. It presents perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar national and transnational networks, and the impact of such contacts on Chinese-American relations.

Part I The Chinese American Presence: Impact and Implications; Chapter 1 Historical Connections Between the Chinese Trans-Pacific Family and U.S.-China Relations, Haiming Liu; Chapter 2 Navigating U.S.-China Waters, Sufei Li; Chapter 3 Transnational Sensibilities in Chinese American Diasporic Literature, Qian Suoqiao; Part II Contemporary Activism: Changing Orientations and Participation in Shaping U.S. Policy Toward China; Chapter 4 The Involvement of Chinese Americans in China-related Issues, Yuhang Shi; Chapter 5 From Apathy to Inquiry and Activism, Nancy Yao; Chapter 6 Communicating Through Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation, James Jinguo Shen; Chapter 7 From the China Lobby to the Taiwan Lobby, Tsung Chi; Chapter 8 Chinese Americans' Views on U.S.-China Relations, Xiaojian Zhao; Part III Expanding Networks and Prospects for Transnational Cooperation; Chapter 9 Chinese American Business Networks and Trans-Pacific Economic Relations Since the 1970s, Wellington K.K. Chan; Chapter 10 A Neglected Minority in a Neglected Field, John J. Deeney; Chapter 11 Improving Mainland Society and U.S.-China Relations, Norton Wheeler; Chapter 12 Chinese American Scientists and U.S.-China Scientific Relations, Zuoyue Wang; Chapter 13 The Role of Cross-nationally Competent Chinese+Americans in Environmental-interdependence Challenges, Peter H. Koehn; conclusion Conclusion, Peter H. Koehn, Xiao-huang Yin;