Chinatown, New York : labor and politics, 1930-1950 / Peter Kwong ; revised with a new introduction and epilogue by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kwong, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese Americans--New York (State)--New York--Politics and government.

Chinese Americans.

Working class--Political activity--New York (State)--New York.

Working class.

Working class--Political activity.

Minority labor union members.

History.

Politics and government.

New York (State)--New York.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1898-1951.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)--Politics and government.

Chinatown (New York, N.Y.).

Minority labor union members--New York (State)--New York--History.

Physical Description:

208 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Other Title:

Chinatown, N.Y., labor and politics, 1930-1950

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press, 2001.

Summary:

Now back in print, the groundbreaking history of the rise and fall of labor movements in New York's Chinatown, updated with a new introduction and epilogue.

Contents:

1. New York's Chinatown Before 1930: Economic and Social Conditions 17

2. Political and Labor Movements: The Early Years, 1919-1930 45

3. Old Against New: Political and Economic Conflicts, 1933-1940 68

4. The Patriotic Movements, 1904-1943 92

5. Pioneers in Integration: The Chinese Seamen, 1911-1946 116

6. New York's Chinatown and the Chinese Revolution, 1941-1954 131

Epilogue to The New Press Edition 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index.

ISBN:

1565846400

0853455090

OCLC:

46440931