Book

The new Chinatown

Hill and Wang • New 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.

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

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