Written for both asian americans the fastest growing population in the united states and non asians asian american dreams argues that america can no longer afford to ignore these emergent vital and singular american people. Asian american dreams is a true emergence of the american people as an asian american i can connect to this story of helen zias survival as asian in america the author brings many topics about descrimination and stereotype in her life in the asian american race. Asian american dreams the emergence of an american people user review kirkus zia a . Asian american dreams the emergence of an american people item preview asian american dreams the emergence of an american people by zia helen publication date 2001 topics asian americans asian americans asian americans publisher new york farrar straus and giroux collection. Helen zia a graduate of princeton universitys first co educational class is an award winning journalist who has covered asian american communities and political movements for twenty years she is the author of asian american dreams the emergence of an american people she lives in the san francisco bay area