Passage to promise land [[electronic resource] ] : voices of Chinese immigrant women to Canada / / Vivienne Poy |
Autore | Poy Vivienne <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.48/4120971 |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese - Canada
Women immigrants - Canada Women immigrants - Canada - Social conditions - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-7735-8839-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Reuniting Families -- 3 The Formation of Chinese Canadian Identity -- 4 Picture Brides, Paper Sons, and Paper Daughters -- 5 Enter Those with Education and Language Skills -- 6 They Came for Higher Education -- 7 Multiculturalism and Chinese Canadian Identity -- 8 Racism and Business Immigration -- 9 Women in the New Chinese Canadian Communities -- 10 Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices. 1 Interviewees ; 2 The Points System ; 3 Changes in Name of the Department of Immigration ; 4 Legislation and Regulations Pertaining to the Chinese, 1867-1990. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452724003321 |
Poy Vivienne <1941-> | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Passage to promise land [[electronic resource] ] : voices of Chinese immigrant women to Canada / / Vivienne Poy |
Autore | Poy Vivienne <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.48/4120971 |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese - Canada
Women immigrants - Canada Women immigrants - Canada - Social conditions - 20th century |
ISBN | 0-7735-8839-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Reuniting Families -- 3 The Formation of Chinese Canadian Identity -- 4 Picture Brides, Paper Sons, and Paper Daughters -- 5 Enter Those with Education and Language Skills -- 6 They Came for Higher Education -- 7 Multiculturalism and Chinese Canadian Identity -- 8 Racism and Business Immigration -- 9 Women in the New Chinese Canadian Communities -- 10 Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices. 1 Interviewees ; 2 The Points System ; 3 Changes in Name of the Department of Immigration ; 4 Legislation and Regulations Pertaining to the Chinese, 1867-1990. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779538103321 |
Poy Vivienne <1941-> | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Passage to promise land : voices of Chinese immigrant women to Canada / / Vivienne Poy |
Autore | Poy Vivienne <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.48/4120971 |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese - Canada
Women immigrants - Canada Women immigrants - Canada - Social conditions - 20th century |
ISBN | 0-7735-8839-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Reuniting Families -- 3 The Formation of Chinese Canadian Identity -- 4 Picture Brides, Paper Sons, and Paper Daughters -- 5 Enter Those with Education and Language Skills -- 6 They Came for Higher Education -- 7 Multiculturalism and Chinese Canadian Identity -- 8 Racism and Business Immigration -- 9 Women in the New Chinese Canadian Communities -- 10 Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices. 1 Interviewees ; 2 The Points System ; 3 Changes in Name of the Department of Immigration ; 4 Legislation and Regulations Pertaining to the Chinese, 1867-1990. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810543303321 |
Poy Vivienne <1941-> | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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