{"product_id":"cultivating-connections-9780774828000","title":"Cultivating Connections","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1870s, thousands of Chinese men left coastal British Columbia and the western United States and headed east. For these men, the Prairies were a land of opportunity; there, they could open shops and potentially earn enough money to become merchants. The result of almost a decade's research and more than three hundred interviews, \u003cem\u003eCultivating Connections\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of some of Prairie Canada''s Chinese settlers  men and women from various generations who navigated cultural difference. These stories reveal the critical importance of networks in coping with experiences of racism and establishing a successful life on the Prairies. This book offers an incisive look at the organizations, relationships, and ties that were critical in forging and sustaining life  yet it also serves as a remarkable record of the voices of some of the Prairies' most resilient and resourceful pioneers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCultivating Connections\u003c\/em\u003e provides a nuanced analysis of the gendered and racial experiences of Chinese Prairie Canadians and is an excellent contribution to the literature on the history of immigration and migration, social geography, and women’s history. -- Cayley B. Bower, University of Western Ontario * British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 29 No. 1, Spring 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Affective Regimes, Nationalism, and the KMT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Reverend Ma Seung\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Bachelor Uncles: Frank Chan and Sam Dong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Affect through Sports: Mark Ki and Happy Young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Married Nationalists: Charles Yee and Charlie Foo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Women beyond the Frame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Early Chinese Prairie Wives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Quongying’s Coins and Sword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Chinese Prairie Daughters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404930654551,"sku":"9780774828000","price":69.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774828000.jpg?v=1730488093","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cultivating-connections-9780774828000","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}