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.
I received an honorary doctorate for my work. Maybe one of these works is considered the equivalent of a Ph.D.
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 certainly didn't have a three-book plan or a 10-year plan when I worked on the first book.
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.