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Becoming Chinese American [electronic resource] : A History of Communities and Institutions
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lai, Him Mark.
- Series:
- Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese Americans--Ethnic identity.
- Chinese Americans--Social conditions.
- Chinese Americans--Societies, etc.
- Local Subjects:
- Chinese Americans--Ethnic identity.
- Chinese Americans--Social conditions.
- Chinese Americans--Societies, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (418 p.)
- Other Title:
- Becoming Chinese American
- Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : AltaMira Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- Collection of essays by Chinese-American scholar Him Mark Lai; published in association with the Chinese Historical Society of San Francisco.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; A Note on Transliteration; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword: The Life and Times of Him Mark Lai; Part I: Historical Overview; 1: Guangdong Origins; 2: Aftermath to Exclusion: The Confession Program; Part II: Traditionist Organizations; 3: The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association/ Huiguan System; 4: The Sanyi (Sam Yup) Community in America; 5: Chinese Regional Solidarity: The Hua Xian (Fa Yuen) Community; 6: Flower Growers and Political Activists: The Huangliang Du (Wong Leung Do) Community
- 7: Expressing Their Commonality: Chinese Locality and Dialect Group AssociationsPart III: Cultural Retention; 8: Chinese Schools in America before World War II; 9: Chinese Schools in America after World War II; Chinese Glossary; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-65586-1
- 0-7591-1554-0
- OCLC:
- 855502457
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