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Stepping forth into the world : the Chinese Educational Mission to the United States, 1872-81 / Edward J.M. Rhoads.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rhoads, Edward J. M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese Educational Commission.
- Chinese students--United States--History--19th century.
- Chinese students.
- Students, Foreign--United States--History--19th century.
- Students, Foreign.
- United States--Relations--China.
- United States.
- China--Relations--United States.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (331 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book contrasts the experiences of the Chinese Educational Mission students with those of other Chinese in the United States during a period of anti-Chinese sentiment, which was to culminate in the enactment of Chinese Exclusion in 1882.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations, Maps, and Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. Origins; 2. Recruitment; 3. Preparatory Training; 4. En Route to the New World; 5. The American Host Families; 6. The Chinese Educational Commission; 7. Elementary and Secondary Schooling; 8. The Students in College; 9. Becoming Americanized?; 10. Recall and Return; 11. The Returned Students; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 988-220-742-1
- 988-8053-44-2
- OCLC:
- 768119670
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