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Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
J Yung
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Description for Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
Paperback. Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This title provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Editor(s): Yung, Judy; Chang, Gordon G.; Lai, Him Mark. Num Pages: 486 pages, 52 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for ... Read more
Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
Number of Pages
486
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520243101
SKU
V9780520243101
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About J Yung
Judy Yung, Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is author of the award-winning Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco (California, 1995) among other books. Gordon H. Chang, Professor of History at Stanford University, is editor of Asian Americans and Politics: Perspectives, Experiences, Prospects (2001)and author of other books. Him ... Read more
Reviews for Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
"Skillfully selected, translated, and annotated, this compelling compendium of voices bear witness to the diversity and depth of the Chinese American experience and, significantly, its indispensable centrality to American life and history." - Gary Y. Okihiro, author of Common Ground: Reimagining American History "Here at last is a wide-ranging record of Chinese American experiences from the viewpoints of the players. ... Read more