Chinese American Transnationalism - The Flow Of People, Resources, Ideas between China America During

Klappentext Underscores the complexities of the Chinese immigrant experience and the ways in which its contexts changed during the exclusion era Zusammenfassung Focuses on the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people! economic resources! as well as political and cultural ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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).

Product details

• Authors: Sucheng Chan, Sucheng (EDT) Chan
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.12.2005, delayed
• EAN: 9781592134359
• ISBN: 978-1-59213-435-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Asian American History and Culture Series; Asian American History & Cultu; Asian American History & Cultu
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore