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The children of Chinatown growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920

Title
The children of Chinatown [electronic resource] : growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920 / Wendy Rouse Jorae.
Author
Rouse, Wendy L.
Publication
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 295 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Children of Chinatown (Online)
Alternative Title
Children of Chinatown (Online)
Subject
  • Chinese Americans > California > San Francisco > History
  • Chinese American children > California > San Francisco > History
  • Children > California > San Francisco > History
  • Chinese American families > California > San Francisco > History
  • Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > History
  • Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social life and customs
  • Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social conditions
  • San Francisco (Calif.) > History
  • San Francisco (Calif.) > Social life and customs
  • San Francisco (Calif.) > Ethnic relations
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Introduction: Constructing childhood in early Chinatown : image versus reality -- The immigration of Chinese children and the Chinese question -- Recentering the Chinese family in early Chinese American history -- For the family back home : Chinese children at work -- Challenging segregation : Chinese children at school -- Articles of contention : Chinese children in the missions and courts -- Children of the new Chinatown -- Conclusion: Constructing the future.
LCCN
2009011633
OCLC
ssj0000335733
Author
Rouse, Wendy L.
Title
The children of Chinatown [electronic resource] : growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920 / Wendy Rouse Jorae.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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