Chinese Americans: The History and Culture of a People

The History and Culture of a People

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, Ethnic Studies
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Author: Jonathan H. X. Lee ISBN: 9781610695503
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: November 12, 2015
Imprint: ABC-CLIO Language: English
Author: Jonathan H. X. Lee
ISBN: 9781610695503
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: November 12, 2015
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Language: English

This in-depth historical analysis highlights the enormous contributions of Chinese Americans to the professions, politics, and popular culture of America, from the 19th century through the present day.

• Highlights the distinctive roles that Chinese Americans have added to the fabric of American life

• Illustrates the experience of Chinese Americans with discrimination, resistance, and assimilation

• Considers the émigrés of the Sinophone diaspora with entries on Cambodian-Chinese and Vietnamese-Chinese Americans

• Offers a selection of fascinating primary documents that enrich the reader's experience

• Reveals the problems that Chinese American women faced with the passage of the 1882 Exclusion Act

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This in-depth historical analysis highlights the enormous contributions of Chinese Americans to the professions, politics, and popular culture of America, from the 19th century through the present day.

• Highlights the distinctive roles that Chinese Americans have added to the fabric of American life

• Illustrates the experience of Chinese Americans with discrimination, resistance, and assimilation

• Considers the émigrés of the Sinophone diaspora with entries on Cambodian-Chinese and Vietnamese-Chinese Americans

• Offers a selection of fascinating primary documents that enrich the reader's experience

• Reveals the problems that Chinese American women faced with the passage of the 1882 Exclusion Act

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