{"title":"Diego Javier Luis","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the captivating works of \u003cem\u003eDiego Javier Luis\u003c\/em\u003e, an insightful historian dedicated to exploring the narratives that shape our understanding of the past. Through his detailed research and engaging writing style, Luis's books offer an enlightening journey into lesser-known historical events and cultural exchanges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the standout works in this collection is \u003cstrong\u003eThe First Asians in the Americas\u003c\/strong\u003e. This intriguing book dives deep into the historical interactions and movements of Asian peoples to the Americas, shedding light on their significant contributions and influences. These works not only enrich your understanding of world history but also highlight the interconnectedness of diverse cultures and the impact of migration on the development of societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers with a passion for \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/strong\u003e topics, Diego Javier Luis provides a powerful, educational resource that uncovers the nuanced narratives behind pivotal times. Engage with his expertly crafted stories that challenge traditional historical perspectives, offering a fresh lens through which to view our world's rich tapestry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-first-asians-in-the-americas-by-diego-javier-luis-9780674271784","title":"The First Asians in the Americas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive account of transpacific Asian movement through the Spanish empire—from Manila to Acapulco and beyond—and its implications for the history of race and colonisation in the Americas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1565 and 1815, the so-called Manila galleons enjoyed a near-complete monopoly on transpacific trade between Spain's Asian and American colonies. Sailing from the Philippines to Mexico and back, these Spanish trading ships also facilitated the earliest migrations and displacements of Asian peoples to the Americas. Hailing from Gujarat, Nagasaki, and many places in between, both free and enslaved Asians boarded the galleons and made the treacherous transpacific journey each year. Once in Mexico, they officially became \"chinos\" within the New Spanish caste system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiego Javier Luis chronicles this first sustained wave of Asian mobility to the early Americas. Uncovering how and why Asian peoples crossed the Pacific, he sheds new light on the daily lives of those who disembarked at Acapulco. There, the term \"chino\" officially racialised diverse ethnolinguistic populations into a single caste, vulnerable to New Spanish policies of colonial control. Yet Asians resisted these strictures, often by forging new connections across ethnic groups. Social adaptation and cultural convergence, Luis argues, defined Asian experiences in the Spanish Americas from the colonial invasions of the sixteenth century to the first cries for Mexican independence in the nineteenth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Asians in the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e speaks to an important moment in the construction of race, vividly unfolding what it meant to be \"chino\" in the early modern Spanish empire. In so doing, it demonstrates the significance of colonial Latin America to Asian diasporic history and reveals the fundamental role of transpacific connections to the development of colonial societies in the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000779981036,"sku":"9780674271784","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1219723482428.jpg?v=1763304113"},{"product_id":"the-first-asians-in-the-americas-by-diego-javier-luis-9780674301627","title":"The First Asians in the Americas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Essential reading.\" - Erika Lee, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Making of Asian America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A broadly thought-provoking book.\" - \u003cem\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating… While expertly summarising and engaging existing historical studies, the author also indicates new avenues of research… [This] book thus stands as a bellwether for shifting trajectories of analysis that invite micro-historical follow-up.\" - \u003cem\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[This book] offers an invaluable perspective… [it] not only intellectually satisfies the reader with a necessary and innovative view... but also makes us want to learn more about this essential and still insufficiently explored topic...will become a fundamental pillar within the discipline.\" - \u003cem\u003eColonial Latin American Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1565 and 1815, the so-called Manila galleons monopolised trade between Spain's Asian and American colonies. Sailing from the Philippines to Mexico and back, these Spanish ships also facilitated the earliest migrations and displacements of Asian peoples to the Americas. Hailing from Gujarat, Nagasaki, and many places in between, both free and enslaved Asians made the treacherous transpacific journey each year. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiego Javier Luis chronicles this first sustained wave of Asian mobility to the Americas, shedding new light on the daily lives of those who disembarked at Acapulco. There, diverse ethnolinguistic populations officially became \"chinos,\" racialised as members of a single caste under colonial control. 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