Making the Chinese Mexican: Global Migration, Localism, and Exclusion in the U. S. -Mexico Borderlands

__Making the Chinese Mexican__ is the first book to examine the Chinese diaspora in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It presents a fresh perspective on immigration, nationalism, and racism through the experiences of Chinese migrants in the region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Navigating the interlocking global and local systems of migration that underlay Chinese borderlands communities, the author situates the often-paradoxical existence of these communities within the turbulence of exclusionary nationalisms. The world of Chinese __fronterizos__ (borderlanders) was shaped by the convergence of trans-Pacific networks and local arrangements, against a backdrop of national unrest in Mexico and in the era of exclusionary immigration policies in the United States, Chinese __fronterizos__ carved out vibrant, enduring communities that provided a buffer against virulent Sinophobia. This book challenges us to reexamine the complexities of nation making, identity formation, and the meaning of citizenship. It represents an essential contribution to our understanding of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Language Use Introduction: Nations, Borders, and History 1. From Global to Local: Chinese Migration Networks into the Americas 2. Of Kith and Kin: Chinese and Mexican Relationships in Everyday Meaning 3. Traversing the Line: Border Crossers and Alien Smugglers 4. The First Anti-Chinese Campaign in the Time of Revolution 5. Myriad Pathways and Common Bonds 6. Por la Patria y por la Raza (For the Fatherlandand for the Race): Sinophobia and the Rise of Postrevolutionary Mexican Nationalism Epilogue Abbreviations Notes Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms Bibliography Index This book examines the Chinese diaspora in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It presents a fresh perspective on immigration, nationalism, and racism through the experiences of Chinese migrants in the region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Navigating the interlocking global and local systems of migration that underlay Chinese borderlands communities, the author situates the often-paradoxical existence of these communities within the turbulence of exclusionary nationalisms Introduction : nations, borders, and history From global to local : Chinese migration networks into the Americas Of kith and kin : Chinese and Mexican relationships in everyday meaning Traversing the line : border crossers and alien smugglers The first anti-Chinese campaign in the time of revolution Myriad pathways and common bonds Por la patria y por la raza (for the fatherland and for the race) : Sinophobia and the rise of postrevolutionary Mexican nationalism. Making the Chinese Mexican presents a fresh perspective on immigration, nationalism, and racism through the experiences of Chinese migrants in the U.S.-Mexico borderlandsduring the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Studies the presence of Chinese immigrants in Arizona and Sonora in the 19th and early 20th centuries