Research Catalog

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Description

1. 1 online resource (xiii, 201 p.)

Uniform title

1. New Chinese America (Online)

Alternative title

1. New Chinese America (Online)

Subject

1. Chinese Americans -- History
2. Chinese Americans -- Social conditions
3. Chinese Americans -- Economic conditions
4. Community life -- United States -- History
5. Immigrants -- United States -- History
6. Social classes -- United States -- History
7. Dominance (Psychology) -- United States -- History
8. United States -- Ethnic relations
9. United States -- Social conditions -- Ethnic relations

Contents

1. Introduction: Rethinking Chinese America -- Contemporary Chinese American population : the documented and the invisible -- Drawing lines of class distinctions -- "Serve the people" : the ethnic economy -- The "spirit of change" : constructing a regional identity -- Surviving poverty in an ethnic social hierarchy -- Conclusion: Inclusion or exclusion?

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Zhao, Xiaojian, 1953-

Title

1. The new Chinese America [electronic resource] : class, economy, and social hierarchy / Xiaojian Zhao.

Imprint

1. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2010.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2009018770