

You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. He received many honors, including "Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS), Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009" and "Society of American Historians (SAH) 1995". Ronald Takiki died in 2009 at the age of 70 committing suicide, after suffering from multiple sclerosis. The book won the "American Book Award (1994)". North America wasn't "discovered" for the first time by the Europeans, and in the book, a fresh perspective on the reality we have learnt is offered. Takiki shows the life the ethnic histories that people haven't learned before. The History of the United States of America is presented in a different view, a revolutionary one. The original title is A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (A Back Bay Book), and spans over 508 pages. The book was published June 1st 1994 by Back Bay Books, though it was first published in 1993. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪ Different Mirroris a retelling of the history of the United States of America written by academic, historian, author and ethnographer Ronald Takiki. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
