At least since The 'New York Times Magazine' proclaimed the triumph of the confessional narrative in 1996, the U.S. American literary market has been flooded with autobiographies by survivors of human rights violations. But why are these narratives so appealing to American reade…
by Chin, Tung Pok, Chin, Winifred C.
fromAsian American history and culture
by Chin, Tung Pok, Chin, Winifred C.
fromAsian American history and culture
"In this memoir, Tung Pok Chin casts light on the largely hidden experience of those Chinese who immigrated to this country with false documents during the Exclusion era. Although scholars have pieced together their history, first-person accounts are rare and fragmented; many of…
by Chin, Tung Pok, Chin, Winifred C.
fromAsian American history and culture
"In this memoir, Tung Pok Chin casts light on the largely hidden experience of those Chinese who immigrated to this country with false documents during the Exclusion era. Although scholars have pieced together their history, first-person accounts are rare and fragmented; many of…
Studies the mining towns of: John Day, Oregon, Tuscarora, Nevada, and Gold Creek, Nevada. Chinese settled early in these towns and were the majority of their inhabitants.
Studies the mining towns of: John Day, Oregon, Tuscarora, Nevada, and Gold Creek, Nevada. Chinese settled early in these towns and were the majority of their inhabitants.
A fresh assessment of Chinese immigrant participation in small-town America.
"Christopher W. Merritt combines and highlights the historical and archaeological records of the Overseas Chinese experience in Montana, beginning with the arrival of Chinese immigrants in 1862 to the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943"--Provided by publisher Cover -- …
"Christopher W. Merritt combines and highlights the historical and archaeological records of the Overseas Chinese experience in Montana, beginning with the arrival of Chinese immigrants in 1862 to the repeal of the ChineseExclusion Act in 1943"--Provided by publisher.
"Christopher W. Merritt combines and highlights the historical and archaeological records of the Overseas Chinese experience in Montana, beginning with the arrival of Chinese immigrants in 1862 to the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943"--Provided by publisher.
