The Chinese
Series: Coming to America Published by : Greenhaven Press, (Farmington Hill, MI) Physical details: 206 p. : map ; 23 cm. ISBN:0737721502 (alk. paper); 0737721510 (pbk. : alk. paper). ISSN:978073772| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| j 900 - 999 | Book Cart | j973.04951 Chi (Browse shelf) | Available | 87114 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1. Coming to America -- 1. Why the Chinese came to America / Barbara Lee Bloom -- 2. The Chinese experience in nineteenth-century America / Shih-Shan Henry Tsai -- 3. Danger and death : building the transcontinental railroad / Maxine Hong Kingston -- 4. Sold into slavery / Ruthanne Lum McCunn -- 5. Racism and anti-Chinese legislation / Stanford M. Lyman -- 6. "The Chinese invasion" : a threat to American workers / Dennis Kearney, H.L. Knight -- ch. 2. Early struggles and achievements from the first wave to World War II -- 1. Eyewitness to an anti-Chinese riot / Him Mark Lai -- 2. The poetry of Angel Island / Anonymous poets -- 3. Entering America with forged papers / Tung Pok Chin, with Winifred C. Chin -- 4. Life in Chinatown / Bruce Edward Hall -- 5. Seeking independence / Jade Snow Wong -- ch. 3. World War II and beyond -- 1. World War II and Chinese American women / Xiaojian Zhao -- 2. Fleeing communist China for America / Betty Chu -- 3. The successes and troubles of high-tech immigrants / Iris Chang -- 4. A visit to China / Ben Fong-Torres -- 5. Snakeheads and smuggling / Peter Kwong -- ch. 4. Portraits of Chinese Americans -- 1. Musician Yo-Yo Ma / David Blum -- 2. Athlete Michelle Kwan / Michelle Kwan, as told to Laura James -- 3. Scientist and physician David Ho / David Ho, in an interview with the Academy of Achievement.
Chinese immigrants into the United States encountered persistent bigotry and racial prejudice. Despite their many contributions, the Chinese were thought incapable of assimilation. From 1882 to 1943, most Chinese were legally barred from immigrating, the only national group ever singled out for exclusion. Chinese immigrants persevered, put down roots, started families, built communities, and made inestimable contributions to American culture and life.
14 - 17 years