Of Orphans and Warriors explores the social and cultural history of largely urban, American-born Chinese from the 1930s through the 1990s, focusing primarily on those living in California. Chun thus opens a window onto the ways in which these Americans born of Chinese ancestry negotiated their identity over a half century.
Of Orphans and Warriors explores the social and cultural history of largely urban, American-born Chinese from the 1930s through the 1990s, focusing primarily on those living in California. Chun thus opens a window onto the ways in which these Americans born of Chinese ancestry negotiated their identity over a half century.
Gloria Heyung Chun teaches history at Bard College.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Go West... to China": Chinese Americans in the 1930s 2. "Bridging the Gap": Cultural Interpreters of the World War II Era 3. "To Become Still Better Americans": The Challenge of China Turning Communist 4. "Claiming America": The Birth of an Asian American Sensibility 5. "Punching Our Way Out": Beyond Asian American Identity Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Go West... to China": Chinese Americans in the 1930s 2. "Bridging the Gap": Cultural Interpreters of the World War II Era 3. "To Become Still Better Americans": The Challenge of China Turning Communist 4. "Claiming America": The Birth of an Asian American Sensibility 5. "Punching Our Way Out": Beyond Asian American Identity Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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