Becoming Chinese American
A History of Communities and Institutions- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2004
Summary
Becoming Chinese American discusses the historical and cultural development of Chinese American life in the past century. Representing a singular breadth of knowledge about the Chinese American past, the volume begins with an historical overview of Chinese migration to the United States, followed by critical discussion of the development of key community institutions, Chinese-language schools, newspapers, and politics in early Chinese American life. Rather than emphasize experiences of discrimination, the collection focuses on Chinese American community formation that tested the racially-imposed boundaries on their new lives in the United States. Written by noted Chinese American scholar Him Mark Lai, the essays in this volume will be of interest to scholars of Asian and Asian American studies, as well as American history, ethnicity, and immigration.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2004
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7591-0458-7
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7591-1554-5
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 397
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- A Note on Transliteration No access
- Table of Contents No access
- Preface No access
- Foreword: The Life and Times of Him Mark Lai No access
- 1: Guangdong Origins No access
- 2: Aftermath to Exclusion: The Confession Program No access
- 3: The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association/ Huiguan System No access
- 4: The Sanyi (Sam Yup) Community in America No access
- 5: Chinese Regional Solidarity: The Hua Xian (Fa Yuen) Community No access
- 6: Flower Growers and Political Activists: The Huangliang Du (Wong Leung Do) Community No access
- 7: Expressing Their Commonality: Chinese Locality and Dialect Group Associations No access
- 8: Chinese Schools in America before World War II No access
- 9: Chinese Schools in America after World War II No access
- Chinese Glossary No access Pages 363 - 388
- Index No access Pages 389 - 396
- About the Author No access Pages 397 - 397





