Title

Sojourners in the north / Lily Chow.

Author

Chow, Lily, 1931-

Publication

Prince George, B.C. : Caitlin Press, c1996.

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Details

Description

xiv, 258 p. : ill., map, ports.; 21 cm.

Subjects

• History
• British Columbia > Race relations
• Immigrants > British Columbia > History
• Chinese > British Columbia > History
• British Columbia, Northern > Race relations
• Immigrants > British Columbia, Northern > History
• Chinese > British Columbia, Northern > History

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-240) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- 1. The gold rush along the Fraser River -- 2. Yale, Lillooet, Ashcroft -- 3. Ghost towns (Quesnelle Forks & Stanley) -- 4. Quesnel -- 5. Barkerville I -- 6. Barkerville II -- 7. The Omineca District -- 8. Prince George: the early settlement (1911-1929) -- 9. Prince George: the period of transition (1930-1946) -- Prince George: the years of immigration relaxation (1947-1978) -- 11. Chee Duck Tong (Zhidetang) -- 12. The Chinese Freemasons Society (Chee Kung Tong or Zhigongdang) -- 13. The Chinese Nationalist League (Guomindang) -- 14. The Chinese Benevolent Association -- 15. Chinese school -- Conclusion.

ISBN

0920576621

LCCN

cn^96910320^

OCLC

35925300

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library