Chinese San Francisco, 1850-1943: A Trans-Pacific Community

(Part of the Asian America Series)

by Yong Chen

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Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. For those Chinese traveling between the Old World and the New, San Francisco was a port of entry and departure. Many Chinese settled there, forming one of the oldest continuing ethnic communities in urban America.

This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco, relating the development...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804745501

ISBN13:9780804745505

Release Date:January 2002

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 8.7"

Related Subjects

Asia China History Minority Studies Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local

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