 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
CHINESE AMERICAN VOICES
FROM THE GOLD RUSH TO THE PRESENT |
| By: |
Judy Yung (Editor), Gordon G. Chang (Editor), Him Mark Lai (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£30.00 |
| Our price: |
£24.00 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£6.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0520243102 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520243101 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
20 March, 2006 |
| Edition: |
Annotated edition |
| Pages: |
486 |
| Description: |
Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This title provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. |
| Synopsis: |
Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for the first time. They bring to life the diverse voices of immigrants and American-born; laborers, merchants, and professionals; ministers and students; housewives and prostitutes; and, community leaders and activists. Together, they provide insight into immigration, work, family and social life, and the longstanding fight for equality and inclusion.Featuring photographs and extensive introductions to the documents written by three leading Chinese American scholars, this compelling volume offers a panoramic perspective on the Chinese American experience and opens new vistas on American social, cultural, and political history. |
| Illustrations: |
52 b/w photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
No Cheese, Please!
A fun picture book for children with food allergies - full of friendship and super-cute characters!Little Mo the mouse is having a birthday party.
|
My Brother Is a Superhero
Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world...
|
|
|
|
|