Black in China / Aaron A. Vessup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vessup, Aaron A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vessup, Aaron A.

African Americans--Biography.

African Americans.

Racism--China--Biography.

Racism.

Racism--United States--Biography.

United States.

China.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Hong Kong] : Earnshaw Books, [2017]

Contents:

Part I China Landing p. 1

1 Déjà vu? p. 3

2 Background Troubles p. 8

3 Jesus is Coming p. 13

4 Excess Backage p. 17

5 Teaching Again p. 23

6 Hired Gun from the West p. 27

7 Other Schools p. 33

8 Race in the Classroom p. 38

9 Teaching Troubles p. 43

10 Black Americans in China p. 48

11 Struggling for Mental Survival p. 52

12 Battling for Physical Health p. 61

13 Civil Obedience p. 68

14 Smoked Out in Changsha p. 72

15 The Botched Escape p. 75

Part II Local Foreigner p. 81

16 Welcome to the Girl's Prison p. 83

17 Another Prison p. 95

18 In the Trenches p. 100

19 Watching Movies p. 109

20 Times Gone By p. 114

21 Smooth Operators p. 123

22 Twistings and Unravelings p. 135

Part III The Black Chinaman p. 143

23 Unchained in Beijing p. 145

24 Christ, East and West p. 151

25 Mental Wars and Music p. 160

26 Adjusting to My New Home p. 167

27 Variations of Symbolic Violence p. 172

28 How Deep is Your Love? p. 177

29 Home Routines and New Transitions p. 183

30 Chinese Bridges and Walls p. 187

31 Seminary Days p. 196

32 Differences Beyond the Colorblind p. 203

33 A Love Like This p. 210

34 Edging Down the Yellow Brick Road p. 216.

Notes:

"A black man's experience of racism -- in China and the United States"--Cover.

ISBN:

9789888422166

9888422162

OCLC:

957681284

Publisher Number:

99974665730