Author: Christopher Howard Edson
Publisher: R & E Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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Author: Charles McClain
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815318491
Category : Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author: Priscilla Wegars
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 736

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Author: Sue Fawn Chung
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252093348
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Both a history of an overlooked community and a well-rounded reassessment of prevailing assumptions about Chinese miners in the American West, In Pursuit of Gold brings to life in rich detail the world of turn-of-the-century mining towns in the Northwest. Sue Fawn Chung meticulously recreates the lives of Chinese immigrants, miners, merchants, and others who populated these towns and interacted amicably with their white and Native American neighbors, defying the common perception of nineteenth-century Chinese communities as insular enclaves subject to increasing prejudice and violence. While most research has focused on Chinese miners in California, this book is the first extensive study of Chinese experiences in the towns of John Day in Oregon and Tuscarora, Island Mountain, and Gold Creek in Nevada. Chung illustrates the relationships between miners and merchants within the communities and in the larger context of immigration, arguing that the leaders of the Chinese and non-Chinese communities worked together to create economic interdependence and to short-circuit many of the hostilities and tensions that plagued other mining towns. Peppered with fascinating details about these communities from the intricacies of Chinese gambling games to the techniques of hydraulic mining, In Pursuit of Gold draws on a wealth of historical materials, including immigration records, census manuscripts, legal documents, newspapers, memoirs, and manuscript collections. Chung supplements this historical research with invaluable first-hand observations of artifacts that she experienced in archaeological digs and restoration efforts at several of the sites of the former booming mining towns. In clear, analytical prose, Chung expertly characterizes the movement of Chinese miners into Oregon and Nevada, the heyday of their mining efforts in the region, and the decline of the communities due to changes in the mining industry. Highlighting the positive experiences and friendships many of the immigrants had in these relatively isolated mining communities, In Pursuit of Gold also suggests comparisons with the Chinese diaspora in other locations such as British Columbia and South Africa.

Author: Alice Eichholz
Publisher: Ancestry Publishing
ISBN: 9781593311667
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 812

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" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.

Author: Arif Dirlik
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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A collection of articles dealing with the Chinese presence in the late 19th century American West, when anti-Chinese sentiment was at its peak. Major themes include racial hostility and violence, Chinese resistance to discrimination, life in Chinatowns (e.g., Chinese festivities and food, the absence of women, gambling, opium use, and prostitution), labor issues, and public attitudes.

Author: Gordon Morris Bakken
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815334613
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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This anthology examines Love's Labours Lost from a variety of perspectives and through a wide range of materials. Selections discuss the play in terms of historical context, dating, and sources; character analysis; comic elements and verbal conceits; evidence of authorship; performance analysis; and feminist interpretations. Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play. An index by name, literary work, and concept rounds out this valuable resource.

Author: Chris Friday
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439903794
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Asian and Asian American workers resist oppression and shape their own lives.

Author: Roderick Sprague
Publisher: Northwest Anthropology
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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An Annotated Bibliography of Overseas Chinese History and Archaeology - Dixie E. Ehrenreich, Priscilla Wegars, Jonathan Horn, and Karen E. Smith Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 37th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, 21-23 March 1984, Spokane, Washington Terrestrial Oriented Sites in a Marine Environment Along the Southern Oregon Coast - Richard E. Ross A Check List of Columbia Basin Project Papers - Roderick Sprague

Author: Kathryn L. McKay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florence (Idaho)
Languages : en
Pages : 442

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