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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798147903321

Autore

Wei William <1948->

Titolo

Asians in Colorado : A History of Persecution and Perseverance in the Centennial State / / William Wei

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-295-80636-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (395 p.)

Collana

The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies

Disciplina

305.8009788

Soggetti

Race relations

Asian Americans

Americains d'origine asiatique - Colorado - Histoire

Asian Americans - Colorado - History

History

Ressources Internet

Colorado

Colorado Histoire

Colorado Relations raciales Histoire

Colorado History

Colorado Race relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue: once upon a time in the west -- Imperialism, nationalism, and the coming of Asians to Colorado -- Chinese pioneers: looking for work, finding violence instead -- Exotic oasis in the Queen City of the west -- Importing Chinese prostitutes, excluding Chinese wives -- The Denver Race Riot and its aftermath -- Japanese immigrants: from feudal peasants to independent farmers -- Yellow Peril: from threatening Chinamen to treacherous Japan -- A concentration camp in the Centennial State -- Loyalty and betrayal on the home front -- Asian Colorado's greatest generation -- Epilogue: coming to America, again.