Asians in Colorado - A History of Persecution and Perseverance in the Centennial State

Informationen zum Autor William Wei Klappentext William Wei is professor of history at the University of Colorado. He is the author of The Asian American Movement . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue | Once Upon a Time in the West 1. Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Coming of Asians to Colorado 2. Chinese Pioneers: Looking for Work, Finding Violence Instead 3. Exotic Oasis in the Queen City of the West 4. Importing Chinese Prostitutes, Excluding Chinese Wives 5. The Denver Race Riot and Its Aftermath 6. Japanese Immigrants: From Feudal Peasants to Independent Farmers 7. Yellow Peril: From Threatening Chinamen to Treacherous Japan 8. A Concentration Camp in the Centennial State 9. Loyalty and Betrayal on the Home Front 10. Asian Colorado's Greatest Generation Epilogue | Coming to America, Again List of Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Professor of History William (University of C Wei, William Wei
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9780295995434
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99543-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies; Samuel and Althea Stroum Books; Samuel and Althea Stroum Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore