LEADER 03358nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910463208203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a988-8180-17-7 010 $a988-220-878-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000328628 035 $a(EBL)1115449 035 $a(OCoLC)827208608 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000859694 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11503652 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000859694 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10883262 035 $a(PQKB)10667221 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000124911 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1115449 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18844 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1115449 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10649535 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000328628 100 $a20130207d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 181 $ccri$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPacific crossing$b[electronic resource] $eCalifornia gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong /$fElizabeth Sinn 210 $aHong Kong $cHong Kong University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (454 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a988-8139-71-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 - Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 - Leaving for California; 3 - Networking the Pacific; 4 - The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 - Preparing Opium for America; 6 - Bound for California; 7 - Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index 330 $aDuring the nineteenth century tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Drawn initially by the gold rush, they took with them skills and goods and a view of the world which, though still Chinese, was transformed by their long journeys back and forth. They in turn transformed Hong Kong, their main point of embarkation, from a struggling infant colony into a prosperous international port and the cultural center of a far-ranging Chinese diaspora. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing charts the rise of Chinese Gold Mountain firms engaged in all kinds of transpacific trade, especially the lucrative export of prepared opium and other luxury goods. Challenging the traditional view that the migration was primarily a "coolie trade," Elizabeth Sinn uncovers leadership and agency among the many Chinese who made the crossing. In presenting Hong Kong as an "in-between place" of repeated journeys and continuous movement, Sinn also offers a fresh view of the British colony and a new paradigm for migration studies. 606 $aEmigration and immigration 607 $aCalifornia$xGold discoveries 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEmigration and immigration. 676 $a330.95125 700 $aSinn$b Elizabeth$01047583 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463208203321 996 $aPacific crossing$92475249 997 $aUNINA