The transpacific Chinese diaspora : migration networks from China to Canada and beyond, 1788-1898 / Zhongping Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Zhongping (Professor of history), author.

Series:

Asian America.

Asian America Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--British Columbia--History.

Chinese.

Chinese--Migrations.

Chinese--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Zhongping Chen examines the origins, rise, and reform of the Cantonese-dominated Chinese diaspora in Canada between 1788 and 1898.Combining a diasporic approach with both qualitative and quantitative analyses of Chinese and English documents, including previously untapped archival records of secret societies, community organizations, and family.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Maps, Tables, and Figures

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Notes on Romanization and Currencies

Introduction: Rethinking the Chinese Experience in Canada from a Diasporic Perspective

One. Historical Origins and Network Dynamics of Transpacific Chinese Migration

Two. Chinese Merchants, Miners, and Migrant Politics in Pacific Canada

Three. Chinese Labor Contractors, Laborers, and the Canadian Pacific Railway

Four. Building the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Transpacific Chinese Diaspora

Five. Transnational Community Reforms

Conclusion: Toward a New Network Analysis of the Transpacific Chinese Diaspora

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781503646643

1-5036-4664-5

OCLC:

1584474360