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Underscores the complexities of the Chinese immigrant experience and the ways in which its contexts changed during the exclusion era

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"Taken together, these essays offer a concise and worthwhile introduction to the state of the field in Chinese American social history."- Western Historical Quarterly

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The collection's topics (and contributors) include: changing patterns of Chinese immigration and strategies for circumventing exclusion laws (Erika Lee); Chinese trade networks that facilitated Chinese migration (Madeline Hsu); female migration, marriage, and family formation (Sucheng Chan); Chinese herbalists in America (Haiming Liu); the significance of Chinese Americans' economic ties with China (Yong Chen); Chinese American debates about ideological currents in China (Shehong Chen); the role of Chinese-language schools in the United States in promoting ethnic "authenticity" (Him Mark Lai); and two classic autobiographies that reflect an emerging Chinese American consciousness (Xiao-huang Yin).

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      Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/12/2005
      ISBN13: 9781592134342, 978-1592134342
      ISBN10: 1592134343
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Underscores the complexities of the Chinese immigrant experience and the ways in which its contexts changed during the exclusion era

      Trade Review
      "Taken together, these essays offer a concise and worthwhile introduction to the state of the field in Chinese American social history."- Western Historical Quarterly

      Table of Contents
      The collection's topics (and contributors) include: changing patterns of Chinese immigration and strategies for circumventing exclusion laws (Erika Lee); Chinese trade networks that facilitated Chinese migration (Madeline Hsu); female migration, marriage, and family formation (Sucheng Chan); Chinese herbalists in America (Haiming Liu); the significance of Chinese Americans' economic ties with China (Yong Chen); Chinese American debates about ideological currents in China (Shehong Chen); the role of Chinese-language schools in the United States in promoting ethnic "authenticity" (Him Mark Lai); and two classic autobiographies that reflect an emerging Chinese American consciousness (Xiao-huang Yin).

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