Chinese on the American Frontier

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  • Chinese on the American Frontier Book Detail

  • Author : Arif Dirlik
  • Release Date : 2001
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 568
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 26,26 MB

Chinese on the American Frontier by Arif Dirlik PDF Summary

Book Description: A collection of articles dealing with the Chinese presence in the late 19th century American West, when anti-Chinese sentiment was at its peak. Major themes include racial hostility and violence, Chinese resistance to discrimination, life in Chinatowns (e.g., Chinese festivities and food, the absence of women, gambling, opium use, and prostitution), labor issues, and public attitudes.

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