LEADER 07839nam 2201021Ia 450 001 9910783668903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4237-5550-2 010 $a9786612357954 010 $a1-282-35795-6 010 $a0-520-93832-1 010 $a1-59875-922-1 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520938328 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246825 035 $a(EBL)254866 035 $a(OCoLC)475969685 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000277841 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11240466 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277841 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10240827 035 $a(PQKB)10623376 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC254866 035 $a(DE-B1597)519196 035 $a(OCoLC)64466216 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520938328 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL254866 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10114315 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235795 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246825 100 $a20050728d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChinese American voices$b[electronic resource] $efrom the gold rush to the present /$fedited with introductions by Judy Yung, Gordon H. Chang, and Him Mark Lai 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (485 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-24309-9 311 $a0-520-24310-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tChinese American Voices --$tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tPart one: Early Chinese Immigrants, 1852-1904 --$tIntroduction --$tSongs of Gold Mountain Wives --$tTo His Excellency Governor Bigler (1852) --$tThe Founding of Golden Hills' News (1854) --$tLetter by a Chinese Girl (1876) --$tDocuments of the Chinese Six Companies Pertaining to Immigration --$tThe Second Exhumation and Return of the Remains of Our Departed Friends to the Homeland (1876) --$tReminiscences of a Pioneer Student (1923) --$tReminiscences of an Old Chinese Railroad Worker (1926) --$tMemorandum No. 29 to Envoy Zheng (1882) --$tMemorial of Chinese Laborers at Rock Springs, Wyoming (1885) --$tA Chinese View of the Statue of Liberty (1885) --$tReminiscences of an Early Chinese Minister (1932) --$tBow On Guk (Protective Bureau) (1887) --$tWhy Am I a Heathen? (1887) --$tWhy I Am Not a Heathen: A Rejoinder to Wong Chin Foo (1887) --$tThe Geary Act: From the Standpoint of a Christian Chinese (1892) --$tLeaves from the Life History of a Chinese Immigrant (1936) --$tKam Wah Chung Letters (1898-1903) --$tPart two: Life Under Exclusion, 1904-1943 --$tIntroduction --$tThe Treatment of the Exempt Classes of Chinese in the U.S. (1908) --$tDetention in the Wooden Building (1910) --$tLetter Asking for Support to Build the Sunning Railroad (1911) --$tAdmission of Wives of American Citizens of Oriental Ancestry (1926) --$t"Just plain old luck and good timing" --$t"I was the only Chinese woman in town" --$tSecond-Generation Dilemmas (1930's) --$tI Am Growing More Chinese- Each Passing Year! (1934) --$tDeclaration of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance (1933) --$tChinese Women's Association Condensed Report for the Years 1932-1936 --$tSong of Chinese Workers (1938) --$tChinatown Goes Picketing (1938) --$tPaul Robeson: The People's Singer (1950) --$tThe Founding of McGehee Chinese School (1944) --$t"There but for the grace of God go I" --$tOne Hundred and Seven Chinese (1943) --$tPart three: Becoming an Integral Part of America, 1943-2003 --$tIntroduction --$tSan Francisco Chinese Papers Blame Immigration Practices in Suicide of Chinese Woman (1948) --$tI Want to Marry an American Girl (1955) --$tMy Bitter Experience in the United States (1956) --$tFather and Son (1995) --$t"We gave workers a sense of dignity" --$t"All the daddies were Chinese and all the mommies were white" --$t"I always felt out of place there" --$t"It was not a winnable war" --$t"I'm a Chinaman" --$tMajor Education Problems Facing the Chinese Community (1972) --$tOn the Normalization of Relations between China and the U.S. --$tProclamation by the Chinese Six Companies of San Francisco (1971) --$tA Turning Point in Chinatown (1979) --$tAsian American Women and Revolution: A Personal View (1983) --$t"In unity there is strength" --$tThe Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire (1983) --$tAnti-Asian Violence and the Vincent Chin Case --$tThe New Violence (1984) --$tA Letter from Lily Chin (1983) --$tA Journey of Bitterness (1999) --$tImmigrant Women Speak Out on Garment Industry Abuse (1993) --$tChinese and Proud of It (1996) --$tLearning to See the Man Himself (1997) --$tThe Best Tofu in the World Comes from . . . Indiana? (1998) --$tReflections on Becoming American (1999) --$tAffirming Affirmative Action (1995) --$tCountering Complacency --$t"One mile, one hundred years" --$tA Second-Generation Call to Action (1999) --$tThe Los Alamos Incident and Its Effects on Chinese American Scientists (2000) --$t"We are Americans" --$tChronology of Chinese American history --$tChinese glossary --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aDescribed by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for the first time. They bring to life the diverse voices of immigrants and American-born; laborers, merchants, and professionals; ministers and students; housewives and prostitutes; and community leaders and activists. Together, they provide insight into immigration, work, family and social life, and the longstanding fight for equality and inclusion. 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