Chinese and Chinese mestizos of Manila : family, identity, and culture, 1860s-1930s / by Richard T. Chu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chu, Richard T.

Contributor:

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Chinese overseas ; v. 1.

Chinese overseas ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Philippines--Manila--History.

Chinese.

Chinese--Philippines--Manila--Social conditions.

Chinese--Philippines--Manila--Ethnic identity.

Merchants--Philippines--Manila--History.

Merchants.

History.

Ethnicity.

Social conditions.

Manila (Philippines)--Ethnic relations.

Manila (Philippines).

Manila (Philippines)--Commerce--History.

Philippines--Manila.

Physical Description:

xviii, 451 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Contents:

Introduction : to be a "Filipino" and "Chinese" in the Philippines

The Minnan region of Fujian : history and society

The Chinese in late Spanish colonial Manila : an overview

The Chinese merchants in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Manila : precursors of modern Chinese transnationalism in the Philippines

Catholic conversion and marriage practices among Chinese merchants

Family life and culture in Chinese merchant families

Rethinking the Chinese mestizos and mestizas of Manila

Early American colonial rule in the Philippines and the construction of "Filipino" and "Chinese" identities

Chinese merchant families : family, identity, and culture in the early twentieth century

Negotiating identities within Chinese merchant families : to be "Filipino" or to be Chinese".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-440) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9004173390

9789004173392

OCLC:

439903907

Publisher Number:

99946307420