Book

The Chinese experience in America

Indiana University Press • Bloomington • Published In 1986 • Pages: xv, 223

By: Tsai, Shih-shan Henry.

Abstract

This document provides a detailed and well-rounded account of the history of the Chinese experience in America, including data on the development of Chinese settlements in the United States from the arrival of the first immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century until the mid-1980s. There is emphasis in this work on Chinese immigration and the exclusion policies of the United States in regard to this immigration, data on racial discrimination, the evolution of the Chinese community from a traditional to a more modern form (especially in the post World War II era), Chinese students in the U.S., the changing status of women, and Chinese political activities in America (including the relationship of Chinese Americans to the communist government of mainland China and the nationalist government of Taiwan).

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Types

Historian

Indigenous Person

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

variable

Coverage Place

United States

Notes

Shih-shan Henry Tsai

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-219) and index

LCCN

85045464

LCSH

Chinese Americans