Book

Bridging the Pacific =: [Chʻiao kʻua Tʻai-pʻing yang] : San Francisco Chinatown and its people

Chinese Historical Association of America • San Francisco, Calif. • Published In 1989 • Pages:

By: Chinn, Thomas W..

Abstract

This book is a survey of the history and development of San Francisco's Chinatown from the early 1850s to the mid-1980s. The document is divided into five parts. Parts 1 and 2 deal primarily with the period prior to World War I. Part 1 describes some of early Chinatowns's institutions, cultural activites, and business enterprises, while part 2 provides some brief biographical sketches of the first generation Chinese immigrants representative of the era. Parts 3 and 4 of this work focus on the period between the first and second World Wars. Part 3 examines how times were changing for Chinese Americans and how they managed to improve their lot through their own organizational development in conjunction with such existing institutions as the Boy Scouts, YMCA, YWCA, etc. Part 4 describes how Chinese Americans were finally able to go beyond Chinatown and find acceptance in the mainstream American society. The final portion of this work deals with Chinese American society in the 1980s and how some of the organizations that have come into being since the 1960s have shaped Chinatown of the mid-1980s.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

ca. 1850-1980s

Coverage Place

San Francisco, Calif., United States

Notes

Thomas W. Chinn

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319) and index

LCCN

89000926

LCSH

Chinese Americans