03200nam 2200805Ia 450 991077890190332120200520144314.01-283-24435-797866132443520-252-09334-8(CKB)2550000000089203(OCoLC)754326469(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532365(SSID)ssj0000543956(PQKBManifestationID)11357207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543956(PQKBWorkID)10533941(PQKB)10474147(MiAaPQ)EBC3413893(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649215(MdBmJHUP)muse23674(Au-PeEL)EBL3413893(CaPaEBR)ebr10532365(CaONFJC)MIL324435(OCoLC)923493486(EXLCZ)99255000000008920320101221d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIn pursuit of gold[electronic resource] Chinese American miners and merchants in the American West /Sue Fawn ChungUrbana University of Illinois Pressc20111 online resource (297 p.) The Asian American experienceBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-252-08054-8 0-252-03628-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The coming and early challenges -- Onward to eastern Oregon -- Eastward to northeastern Nevada : Tuscarora -- Further east : Island Mountain and Gold Creek.Both a history of an overlooked community and a well-rounded reassessment of prevailing assumptions about Chinese miners in the American West, this work brings to life the world of turn-of-the-century mining towns in the Northwest.Asian American experience.Chinese AmericansNevadaElko CountyHistory19th centuryGold minersNevadaElko CountyHistory19th centuryMerchantsNevadaElko CountyHistory19th centuryMining campsNevadaElko CountyHistory19th centuryCommunity lifeNevadaElko CountyHistory19th centuryIntercultural communicationNevadaElko CountyHistory19th centuryChinese AmericansOregonHistory19th centuryChinese AmericansWest (U.S.)History19th centuryElko County (Nev.)Ethnic relationsHistory19th centuryOregonEthnic relationsHistory19th centuryChinese AmericansHistoryGold minersHistoryMerchantsHistoryMining campsHistoryCommunity lifeHistoryIntercultural communicationHistoryChinese AmericansHistoryChinese AmericansHistory979.3/1602Chung Sue Fawn1944-1538490MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778901903321In pursuit of gold3821190UNINA