The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History.

The article "The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History" is a monograph by historian Diego Javier Luis that focuses on transpacific connections in the Americas between 1565 and 1815. The book highlights how Asian people who arrived in the Americas on the Manila Galleon enriched local communities with their customs and knowledge. Luis analyzes how the cultural diversity of Asians was simplified under the label of "Chinese" in the colonial caste system, and how this affected Asian communities in the American continent. [Extracted from the article]

El artículo "The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History" es un monográfico del historiador Diego Javier Luis que se centra en las conexiones transpacíficas en las Américas entre 1565 y 1815. El libro destaca cómo las personas asiáticas que llegaron a las Américas en el Galeón de Manila enriquecieron las comunidades locales con sus costumbres y conocimientos. Luis analiza cómo la diversidad cultural de los asiáticos se simplificó bajo la etiqueta de "chinos" en el sistema de castas colonial, y cómo esto afectó a las comunidades asiáticas en el continente americano. [Extracted from the article]

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