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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791091603321

Autore

Ma L. Eve Armentrout

Titolo

Hometown Chinatown : history of Oakland's Chinese community / / L. Eve Armentrout Ma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-138-86279-7

1-315-80486-7

1-317-77581-3

1-317-77582-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

Asian Americans

Disciplina

979.4/66

Soggetti

Chinese - California

Chinese Americans - California - Oakland - History

Chinatown (Oakland, Calif.) History

Oakland (Calif.) Ethnic relations

Oakland (Calif.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First Published in 2000 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreward; Introduction; Notes; Chapter 1: The Promise, 1852-late 1870s; Notes; Chapter 2: Attack, late 1870s-1906; Notes; Chapter 3: Chinatown Develops Its Character, 1906-1929; Notes; Chapter 4: A Second Flowering, 1929-1952; Notes; Chapter 5: Start of a New Cycle, 1952-1996; Notes; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the local history of the Chinese in Oakland, California, this study examines common stereotypes in the early Chinese community and Chinatown organizations.