Book

Chinese gold: the Chinese in the Monterey Bay region

Capitola Book Co. • Capitola, Calif. • Published In 1985 • Pages:

By: Lydon, Sandy.

Abstract

This book is a history and discussion of the social and economic development of the Chinese communities throughout the Monterey Bay Region of California from about 1850 to the mid-1980s. In addition to the general coverage of the Monterey Bay Region as a whole, Lydon concentrates on the communities of Santa Cruz, Salinas, Monterey, Watsonville, and Castroville. The document is divided into four parts. Part 1 deals with the early immigrants to the area; part 2 with the development of the Chinatown settlements; part 3 with the demise of these settlements; and part 4 with the second generation American-born Chinese Americans, and their acculturation to mainstream society. Ethnographic topics given particular attention in this work are: commerical fishing, agriculture (particularly in regard to sugar beet growing and the drying and processing of apples), and railroads and the significant role of the Chinese worker in their development. Lydon notes throughout the text the prevalent discriminatory policies directed against the Chinese and the long-range effect they had on the economic development of the immigrant population.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1850-1980s

Coverage Place

Monterey Bay region, Calif., United States

Notes

Sandy Lydon

Includes bibiographical references (p. [531]-537) and index

LCCN

84072699

LCSH

Chinese Americans