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The Chinese lady : Afong Moy in early America / Nancy E. Davis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Nancy E., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moy, Afong.
- Chinese American women--Biography.
- Chinese American women.
- Women immigrants--United States--Biography.
- Women immigrants.
- United States--Civilization--Chinese influences.
- United States.
- China--Foreign public opinion, American--History.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- This text encompasses the life of Afong Moy, the first known Chinese female sojourner in America.
- Contents:
- Setting the stage
- The cast
- Behind the scenes
- The show
- The curtain rises
- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the person
- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the American home
- On tour
- New York to Charleston
- Return to the North
- Cuba and up the Mississippi River
- Finale
- Off stage
- The final act.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-064525-3
- 0-19-093727-0
- 0-19-064524-5
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