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The Chinese American family album / [electronic resource] Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler ; introduction by Bette Bao Lord.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Hoobler, Dorothy. American family albums ; Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c1994.Description: 128 p. : ill., map ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0195081307 (lib. ed. : acid-free paper)
  • 9780195081305 (lib. ed. : acid-free paper)
  • 019509123X (trade ed. : acid-free paper)
  • 9780195091236 (trade ed. : acid-free paper)
  • 0195091256 (series, lib. ed. : acid-free paper)
  • 9780195091250 (series, lib. ed. : acid-free paper)
  • 0195124219 (pbk.)
  • 9780195124217 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Chinese American family album.DDC classification:
  • 973/.04951 20
LOC classification:
  • E184.C5 H66 1994
Online resources:
Contents:
The middle kingdom. Images of the homeland ; The decision to leave -- Voyage to America. Getting ready ; Saying good-bye ; Going to America -- Arrival in the land of the flowery flag. A first look at America ; Angel Island ; The poems of Angel Island ; The grilling of a "paper son" ; "Everybody... had a split personality" -- A new life. The Gold Rush ; Pioneers ; The railroad builders ; "The Chinese must go" -- Putting down roots. The first Chinatown ; Chinatown U.S.A. ; The bachelor society ; Strength through groups ; Family ; The Chinese laundry ; Restaurants ; Ties to the homeland -- Part of America. Sweatshops and high tech ; Making it ; Becoming Americans ; Celebrations ; The Lee family -- Chinese American timeline.
Summary: Interviews, excerpts from diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, profiles of famous individuals, and pictures from family albums portray the heartache and joy of the Chinese American experience.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123) and index.

Interviews, excerpts from diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, profiles of famous individuals, and pictures from family albums portray the heartache and joy of the Chinese American experience.

The middle kingdom. Images of the homeland ; The decision to leave -- Voyage to America. Getting ready ; Saying good-bye ; Going to America -- Arrival in the land of the flowery flag. A first look at America ; Angel Island ; The poems of Angel Island ; The grilling of a "paper son" ; "Everybody... had a split personality" -- A new life. The Gold Rush ; Pioneers ; The railroad builders ; "The Chinese must go" -- Putting down roots. The first Chinatown ; Chinatown U.S.A. ; The bachelor society ; Strength through groups ; Family ; The Chinese laundry ; Restaurants ; Ties to the homeland -- Part of America. Sweatshops and high tech ; Making it ; Becoming Americans ; Celebrations ; The Lee family -- Chinese American timeline.

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