I certainly didn't have a three-book plan or a 10-year plan when I worked on the first book.
When you take something extremely broad, then it is not a work of expansion or work of compression. It's hard because you have to decide what to throw out.
Not only do people go into Chinese restaurants, but people are more likely to work with other Chinese-Americans, more likely to marry them.
I received an honorary doctorate for my work. Maybe one of these works is considered the equivalent of a Ph.D.
As the Chinese grew in numbers, the immigrant population grew to the extent that it became a huge economic threat, there were efforts among white workers to organize among themselves politically, and what was unfortunate was that both major parties adopted anti-Chinese platforms.
I have friends who are Caucasian who have pitched ideas for a Chinese-American show, and there is great resistance in Hollywood and the networks to support that.