The Chinese in America (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: Iris Chang
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: From the 1840’s to 2001
- Setting: The United States, especially California and New York
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Segregation or integration, New York, United States or Americans, Communism or communists, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Interracial relationships, Twenty-first century, California, Ethnic groups, Immigration or emigration, Loyalty, Riots, Migrant labor, Mines, miners, or mining, Espionage or spies, Stereotypes, Entrepreneurship or entrepreneurs, Refugees, China or Chinese people, Law enforcement, Railroads, Gold mines or mining, Gold, Taiwan or Taiwanese people
- Locales: California, New York
Iris Chang’s The Chinese in America presents an excellent introduction to an immigrant community that many Americans still consider foreign, despite the Chinese presence in the United States for more than a century and a half. The book focuses on the three major waves of Chinese immigration: the laborers who came during the era of the California gold rush and the building of the first transcontinental railroad, the refugees from Chinese Communism after 1949, and the diverse immigrants who came in the last decades of the twentieth century.
In doing her research, Chang...
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