Book

The new Chinatown

Hill and WangNew York • Published In 1987 • Pages:

By: Kwong, Peter.

Abstract
This work is a study of the internal dynamics involved in the social, cultural, economic, and political changes that took place in New York City's Chinese American society from the earliest immigrants until the 1980s. Although the book focuses on the Chinese American economy, there are also data on the old or traditional Chinese ghetto in New York City, the effects of foreign capital investment on the economy, the role of the Chinatown community as a model minority, Chinatown's political structure, the tongs and organized crime, the community and its relations with various government institutions, labor organization (primarily in the the restaurant and garment industries), and grass-roots organizations and coalition building.
Subjects
External migration
Food service industries
Special clothing industries
Labor organization
Ethnic stratification
Sodalities
culture
Chinese Americans
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Variable
Coverage Place
New York, N.Y., United States
Notes
Peter Kwong
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-192) and index
LCCN
87014068
LCSH
Chinese Americans