Chinese American Voices From the Gold Rush to the Present

Name: Chinese American Voices From the Gold Rush to the Present
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ISBN: 9780520243101

ISBN-10: 0520243102

ISBN-13: 9780520243101

Edition: 2006

Authors: Judy Yung, Gordon Chang, Him Mark Lai, Gordon Chang

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Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for the first time. They bring to life…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 486
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



"Skillfully selected, translated, and annotated, this compelling compendium of voices bear witness to the diversity and depth of the Chinese American experience and, significantly, its indispensable centrality to American life and history." Gary Y. Okihiro, author of Common Ground


Reimagining American History "Here at last is a wide-ranging record of Chinese American experiences from the viewpoints of the players


Chinese American Voices is an impressive feat of scholarship, an indispensable reference, and a compelling read." Ruthanne Lum McCunn, author of Thousand Pieces of Gold and The Moon Pearl "This anthology offers a virtual "Gam Saan" (Gold Mountain) of original sources


The stories burst with telling and re-affirm a vision of men and women as actors in history, who made themselves as Chinese Americans as they helped to make America itself." Ronald Takaki, author of Strangers from a Different Shore


A History of Asian Americans "This volume of sixty-two annotated documents, many translated from Chinese for the first time, is a boon to faculty and students interested in Chinese American history, Asian American history, U.S. immigration history, and race and ethnic relations


The life stories, in particular, are appealing for students, the reading public, and scholars alike as they hear the voices of individuals long misunderstood, denigrated, and silenced


All of us owe a debt of gratitude to the three editors for their dedicated labor of love." Sucheng Chan, author of Chinese American Transnationalism


The Flow of People, Resources, and Ideas between China and America during the Exclusion Era "This is a superb collection." Roger Daniels, author of Guarding the Golden Door


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