Becoming Chinese American: A History of Communities and Institutions (Volume 13) (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans, 13)

Becoming Chinese American Discusses The Historical And Cultural Development Of Chinese American Life In The Past Century. Representing A Singular Breadth Of Knowledge About The Chinese American Past, The Volume Begins With A Historical Overview Of Chinese Migration To The United States, Followed By Critical Discussion Of The Development Of Key Community Institutions -- Publisher's Description. Guangdong Origins -- Aftermath To Exclusion : The Confession Program -- The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association/huiguan System -- The Sanyi (sam Yup) Community In America -- Chinese Regional Solidarity : The Hua Xian (fa Yuen) Community -- Flower Growers And Political Activists : The Huangliang Du (wong Leung Do) Community -- Expressing Their Commonality : Chinese Locality And Dialect Group Associations -- Chinese Schools In America Before World War Ii -- Chinese Schools In America After World War Ii. Him Mark Lai. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Becoming Chinese American discusses the historical and cultural development of Chinese American life in the past century. Representing a singular breadth of knowledge about the Chinese American past, the volume begins with an historical overview of Chinese migration to the United States, followed by critical discussion of the development of key community institutions, Chinese-language schools, newspapers, and politics in early Chinese American life. Rather than emphasize experiences of discrimination, the collection focuses on Chinese American community formation that tested the racially-imposed boundaries on their new lives in the United States. Written by noted Chinese American scholar Him Mark Lai, the essays in this volume will be of interest to scholars of Asian and Asian American studies, as well as American history, ethnicity, and immigration. "Becoming Chinese American discusses the historical and cultural development of Chinese American life in the past century. Representing a singular breadth of knowledge about the Chinese American past, the volume begins with a historical overview of Chinese migration to the United States, followed by critical discussion of the development of key community institutions. Written by Chinese American scholar Him Mark Lai, the essays in this volume will be of interest to scholars of Asian and Asian American studies, American history, ethnicity, and immigration."--BOOK JACKET. Collection of essays by Chinese-American scholar Him Mark Lai; published in association with the Chinese Historical Society of San Francisco.