Chinese in Napa Valley : The Forgotten Community That Built Wine Country.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCormick, John.

Contributor:

Yu, Connie Young, Author of introduction, etc.

Series:

American Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--California--Napa Valley--History--19th century.

Wine industry.

Wine industry--California--Napa Valley--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

Unearth the origins of Napa Valley's prosperity. Chinese laborers were once the backbone of Napa Valley. Throughout the late 1800s, they toiled in the grape fields, mines, hop farms, leather tanneries and laundries, and carved out neighborhoods in towns throughout the Valley. These contributions did little to deter discrimination and Anti-Chinese Leagues sprang up to harass and intimidate immigrants like Chan Wah Jack, who ran the successful Sang Lung store in Napa's Chinatown. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act hastened the decline of local Chinatowns and these once vibrant communities disappeared while the industries they helped to foster flourished. Join author John McCormick as he uncovers the forgotten contributions of the Chinese people in California's most famous wine region.

Contents:

Intro

Half Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword, by Connie Young Yu

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Arrival

2. Rural Napa Valley

3. Urban Napa Valley

4. Chinatowns

5. Community

6. Unequal Before the Law

7. Napa Valley Anti-Chinese Movements

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439676837

1439676836

OCLC:

1414458344