Xiaojian Zhao

Remaking Chinese America

Immigration, Family, and Community, 1940-1965

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores the myriad forces that changed and unified Chinese Americans during a key period in American history. The Chinese immigrant community transformed into a family-centred American ethnic group between 1940 and 1965. This book examines the forces that influenced these changing demographics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780813530116
• ISBN-10: 0813530113
• Artikelnr.: 21738339

Autorenporträt

XIAOJIAN ZHAO is an associate professor of Asian American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Note on Romanization and Pseudonyms
Introduction
1. The Struggle for Family Unification during the Exclusion
2. Gender and Immigration
3. Women and World War II: The Making of a New Generation
4. The Family Reunited: The Coming of the War Brides
5. Community Institutions and the Press in Transition
6. The Quest for Family Stability
7. In Times of Crisis: The Cold War Era
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index