America's lost Chinese : the rise and fall of a migrant family dream / Hugo Wong.

"From the 1850s, as the United States pushed west, Chinese migrants met ordinary Americans for the first time. Alienation and xenophobia lost the US this chance for cultural and economic enrichment-but America gave the Chinese new perspectives and connections. They developed a dream of their own.As...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wong, Hugo (Author)
Language:English
Published: London : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2023.
Subjects:
Wong family.
Chinese > Mexico > History.
Chinese > California > History.
Immigrants > Mexico > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century.
Chinois > Mexique > Histoire.
Chinois > Californie > Histoire.
Chinese.
Immigrants.
California.
Mexico.
United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xxii, 325 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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