Mahjong takes a deep dive into the history of a game that crossed the Pacific and fostered distinct social cultures—from Chinese-Americans in the 1930s to incarcerated Japanese-Americans during the Second World War to Jewish-American suburban mothers and Air Force officers’ wives in the postwar era。 Historian Annelise Heinz’s examination of the game provides unexpected insights into race， gender， class， and leisure in modern America with particular relevance to Chinese-American heritage and Jewi Mahjong takes a deep dive into the history of a game that crossed the Pacific and fostered distinct social cultures—from Chinese-Americans in the 1930s to incarcerated Japanese-Americans during the Second World War to Jewish-American suburban mothers and Air Force officers’ wives in the postwar era。 Historian Annelise Heinz’s examination of the game provides unexpected insights into race， gender， class， and leisure in modern America with particular relevance to Chinese-American heritage and Jewish-American women’s culture。 。。。more