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American Life : A History of America Through the Eyes of a Chinese Historian
American Life : A History of America Through the Eyes of a Chinese Historian
Autore Xu Zhuoyun <1930->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chinese University Hong Kong Press
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (368 pages)
Disciplina 973.04951
Soggetto topico Social conditions
Politics and government
Chinese
Chinese - United States
ISBN 988-237-869-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Half title page -- Full title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the English Edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1. My First Impressions of the US -- 2. The Expansion of the American Frontier -- 3. Evolution of the Forms of Agriculture -- 4. The Industrialization of the US -- 5. Ethnic Diversity and Social Problems (Part I) -- 6. Ethnic Diversity and Social Problems (Part II) -- 7. The Operation of the American Economy -- 8. The Urban-Rural Divide and Class Alienation (Part I) -- 9. The Urban-Rural Divide and Class Alienation (Part II) -- 10. The American Political System -- 11. The Cultural Veins of American Development -- 12. Tides of Cultural Change -- 13. The Search for Meaning -- 14. An Unfinished Empire and Corrupted Capitalism -- 15. Lingering Thoughts and a Message for China's Future.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910794503203321
Xu Zhuoyun <1930->  
Chinese University Hong Kong Press
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American Life : A History of America Through the Eyes of a Chinese Historian
American Life : A History of America Through the Eyes of a Chinese Historian
Autore Xu Zhuoyun <1930->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chinese University Hong Kong Press
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (368 pages)
Disciplina 973.04951
Soggetto topico Social conditions
Politics and government
Chinese
Chinese - United States
ISBN 988-237-869-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Half title page -- Full title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the English Edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1. My First Impressions of the US -- 2. The Expansion of the American Frontier -- 3. Evolution of the Forms of Agriculture -- 4. The Industrialization of the US -- 5. Ethnic Diversity and Social Problems (Part I) -- 6. Ethnic Diversity and Social Problems (Part II) -- 7. The Operation of the American Economy -- 8. The Urban-Rural Divide and Class Alienation (Part I) -- 9. The Urban-Rural Divide and Class Alienation (Part II) -- 10. The American Political System -- 11. The Cultural Veins of American Development -- 12. Tides of Cultural Change -- 13. The Search for Meaning -- 14. An Unfinished Empire and Corrupted Capitalism -- 15. Lingering Thoughts and a Message for China's Future.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816601203321
Xu Zhuoyun <1930->  
Chinese University Hong Kong Press
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Chinese American transnationalism [[electronic resource] ] : the flow of people, resources, and ideas between China and America during the exclusion era / / edited by Sucheng Chan
Chinese American transnationalism [[electronic resource] ] : the flow of people, resources, and ideas between China and America during the exclusion era / / edited by Sucheng Chan
Autore Chan Sucheng
Pubbl/distr/stampa Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (312 p.)
Disciplina 305.8951073
973.04951
973/.04951
Altri autori (Persone) ChanSucheng
Collana Asian American history and culture
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans - Ethnic identity
Chinese Americans - History
Transnationalism
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-09368-8
9786611093686
1-59213-448-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Defying Exclusion: Chinese Immigrants and TheirStrategies During the Exclusion Era; 2. Trading with Gold Mountain: Jinshanzhuang andNetworks of Kinship and Native Place; 3. Against All Odds: Chinese Female Migration and Family Formation on American Soil During the EarlyTwentieth Century; 4. Chinese Herbalists in the United States; 5. Understanding Chinese American TransnationalismDuring the Early Twentieth Century: An EconomicPerspective; 6. Republicanism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Capitalism in American Chinese Ideology
7. Teaching Chinese Americans to be Chinese:Curriculum, Teachers, and Textbooks in ChineseSchools in America During the Exclusion Era8. Writing a Place in American Life: The Sensibilities ofAmerican-born Chinese as Reflected in Life Storiesfrom the Exclusion Era; Notes; About the Contributors; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451143903321
Chan Sucheng  
Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006
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Chinese American transnationalism [[electronic resource] ] : the flow of people, resources, and ideas between China and America during the exclusion era / / edited by Sucheng Chan
Chinese American transnationalism [[electronic resource] ] : the flow of people, resources, and ideas between China and America during the exclusion era / / edited by Sucheng Chan
Autore Chan Sucheng
Pubbl/distr/stampa Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (312 p.)
Disciplina 305.8951073
973.04951
973/.04951
Altri autori (Persone) ChanSucheng
Collana Asian American history and culture
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans - Ethnic identity
Chinese Americans - History
Transnationalism
ISBN 1-281-09368-8
9786611093686
1-59213-448-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Defying Exclusion: Chinese Immigrants and TheirStrategies During the Exclusion Era; 2. Trading with Gold Mountain: Jinshanzhuang andNetworks of Kinship and Native Place; 3. Against All Odds: Chinese Female Migration and Family Formation on American Soil During the EarlyTwentieth Century; 4. Chinese Herbalists in the United States; 5. Understanding Chinese American TransnationalismDuring the Early Twentieth Century: An EconomicPerspective; 6. Republicanism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Capitalism in American Chinese Ideology
7. Teaching Chinese Americans to be Chinese:Curriculum, Teachers, and Textbooks in ChineseSchools in America During the Exclusion Era8. Writing a Place in American Life: The Sensibilities ofAmerican-born Chinese as Reflected in Life Storiesfrom the Exclusion Era; Notes; About the Contributors; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784274603321
Chan Sucheng  
Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006
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Chinese American transnationalism [[electronic resource] ] : the flow of people, resources, and ideas between China and America during the exclusion era / / edited by Sucheng Chan
Chinese American transnationalism [[electronic resource] ] : the flow of people, resources, and ideas between China and America during the exclusion era / / edited by Sucheng Chan
Autore Chan Sucheng
Pubbl/distr/stampa Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (312 p.)
Disciplina 305.8951073
973.04951
973/.04951
Altri autori (Persone) ChanSucheng
Collana Asian American history and culture
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans - Ethnic identity
Chinese Americans - History
Transnationalism
ISBN 1-281-09368-8
9786611093686
1-59213-448-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Defying Exclusion: Chinese Immigrants and TheirStrategies During the Exclusion Era; 2. Trading with Gold Mountain: Jinshanzhuang andNetworks of Kinship and Native Place; 3. Against All Odds: Chinese Female Migration and Family Formation on American Soil During the EarlyTwentieth Century; 4. Chinese Herbalists in the United States; 5. Understanding Chinese American TransnationalismDuring the Early Twentieth Century: An EconomicPerspective; 6. Republicanism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Capitalism in American Chinese Ideology
7. Teaching Chinese Americans to be Chinese:Curriculum, Teachers, and Textbooks in ChineseSchools in America During the Exclusion Era8. Writing a Place in American Life: The Sensibilities ofAmerican-born Chinese as Reflected in Life Storiesfrom the Exclusion Era; Notes; About the Contributors; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910815141403321
Chan Sucheng  
Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006
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Cosmos & hearth [[electronic resource] ] : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / / Yi-fu Tuan
Cosmos & hearth [[electronic resource] ] : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / / Yi-fu Tuan
Autore Tuan Yi-fu <1930->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1996
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina 305.8951073
973.04951
973/.04951
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans
Comparative civilization
Internationalism
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-8166-8707-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 TWO SCALES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY; 2 CHINA; 3 THE UNITED STATES; 4 A COSMOPOLITE'S VIEWPOINT; NOTES; INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457629903321
Tuan Yi-fu <1930->  
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1996
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Cosmos & hearth [[electronic resource] ] : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / / Yi-fu Tuan
Cosmos & hearth [[electronic resource] ] : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / / Yi-fu Tuan
Autore Tuan Yi-fu <1930-2022.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1996
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina 305.8951073
973.04951
973/.04951
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans
Comparative civilization
Internationalism
ISBN 0-8166-8707-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 TWO SCALES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY; 2 CHINA; 3 THE UNITED STATES; 4 A COSMOPOLITE'S VIEWPOINT; NOTES; INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784370803321
Tuan Yi-fu <1930-2022.>  
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1996
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Cosmos & hearth [[electronic resource] ] : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / / Yi-fu Tuan
Cosmos & hearth [[electronic resource] ] : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / / Yi-fu Tuan
Autore Tuan Yi-fu <1930-2022.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1996
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (216 p.)
Disciplina 305.8951073
973.04951
973/.04951
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans
Comparative civilization
Internationalism
ISBN 0-8166-8707-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 TWO SCALES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY; 2 CHINA; 3 THE UNITED STATES; 4 A COSMOPOLITE'S VIEWPOINT; NOTES; INDEX
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820375603321
Tuan Yi-fu <1930-2022.>  
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1996
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Revolutionaries, monarchists, and Chinatowns : Chinese politics in the Americas and the 1911 revolution / / L. Eve Armentrout Ma
Revolutionaries, monarchists, and Chinatowns : Chinese politics in the Americas and the 1911 revolution / / L. Eve Armentrout Ma
Autore Ma L. Eve Armentrout
Pubbl/distr/stampa Honolulu, Hawaii : , : University Press of Hawaii, , 1990
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xii, 227 pages)
Disciplina 973.04951
Soggetto topico Chinese - America - Politics and government
ISBN 0-8248-8014-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910324956303321
Ma L. Eve Armentrout  
Honolulu, Hawaii : , : University Press of Hawaii, , 1990
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The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U. S. Higher Education : Stories and Roadmaps / / Honggang Yang and Wenying Xu, editors
The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U. S. Higher Education : Stories and Roadmaps / / Honggang Yang and Wenying Xu, editors
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (432 pages)
Disciplina 973.04951
Collana International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice Series
Soggetto topico Chinese Americans
Educational leadership - United States
ISBN 3-031-42379-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Building Community Partnerships and Strengthening Business Education -- 1 Changing Educational Landscape -- 2 Experiential Learning -- 3 Social Mobility -- 4 Economic Development and Innovation -- 5 Closing Thoughts -- References -- Leading Universities from a Social Justice Perspective -- 1 Faculty Participation Matters -- 2 Leadership Matters -- 3 Students and Campus Allies Matter -- 4 Applying Social Justice Leadership in the Real World -- 5 Conclusion -- Diversity and Chinese American Leadership: A Contextual and Experiential Approach to Theories with Reality Checks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Personal and Professional Background -- 3 Taking Academic Leadership as an Ethnic Chinese in the United States -- 4 Focusing on Diversity: A Sample of Accomplishments -- 5 Understanding Diversity: Conceptual and Realistic Notes -- 6 Managing Diversity: Theoretical and Practical Topics -- 7 Racial Diversity -- 8 Minority -- 9 Asian Americans -- 10 Chinese American Leadership in Context -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Internet Sources -- Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leadership -- 1 First Chinese, Then Chinese American -- 2 Aspiring and Rising to Leadership -- 3 Confucian Influence -- 4 Who Is the Betrayer? -- 5 Internal Loyalty Versus Blind Loyalty -- 6 Leadership Starts with Self-Cultivation -- 7 Other-Centered Leadership -- 8 Ren (Love/Compassion)-Based Leadership -- 9 Unity in Diversity -- 10 Leadership Development -- 11 Equity and Justice Mindedness -- 12 Concluding Reflections -- References -- Building Leadership Capacity and Organizational Efficiency -- 1 Flying into a World of Problems -- 2 Getting an Offer for a Failure -- 3 Proceeding to an On-the-Job Training -- 3.1 Lesson One: "I Want Them to Hate Me, Not You".
3.2 Lesson Two: "Take That (Flag Pin) Off" -- 3.3 Lesson Three: "You Can't Do the Job if You Can't Handle Loneliness" -- 3.4 Lesson Four: "You Should Read English" -- 3.5 Lesson Five: Great Leaders Empower Others -- 4 Building a Coherent Organizational Structure Through Reorganizations -- 4.1 Implementing Change, the Right and the Wrong -- 4.2 Putting the Structure to Test During Covid-19 -- 4.3 Becoming the Glue of an Invisible Force -- 5 Leading by Learning -- References -- Navigating Tradition and Transformation: Lessons Learned in Higher Education -- Leading and Managing: My Experience in Serving in Academic Leadership -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Role of Provost: Leading Versus Managing -- 3 Role of Provost at the University of Georgia -- 4 My Journey in Academic Leadership -- 5 Lessons Learned -- References -- The Presidential Quest of a First-Generation Chinese American Academic -- 1 Motivations for Leadership -- 2 The First Leadership Role -- 3 Administrative Influences -- 4 Accomplishments and Achievements -- 5 Reflections and Lessons Learned -- 6 Advice for Future Leaders -- The Man Who Races Against Time -- 1 Humble Beginnings -- 2 Journey to the West -- 3 Working in Texas -- 4 In the Corridors of Government -- 5 Transformation of the University of Macau -- 6 From the Middle East Back to the Middle Kingdom -- 7 Final Words -- From Leading Others to Leading Yourself -- 1 Elements, Concepts, and Development of Self-Leadership -- 2 Self-Leadership in the Higher Education Environment -- 3 A Working Model for Self-Leadership in Collaboration -- References -- Shared Governance in American Higher Education and Water-Like Servant Leadership in Daoist Psychology -- 1 Shared Governance -- 2 What Is Water-Like Leadership in Daoist Psychology? -- 3 What Is the Relationship Between Water-Like Leadership and Shared Governance?.
4 Addressing the "Common Theme"-Related Questions -- 4.1 What Were My Motivations for Assuming a Leadership Role? -- 5 How Did I Take on This Faculty Senate Leadership Role? What Was the Campus Context? -- 6 What, and/or Who, Influenced You Over Your Administrative Journey? -- 7 What Are Your Most Proud Accomplishments? -- 8 What Are the Lessons You Have Learned? Regrettable Moments? Ongoing Reflections? -- 9 What Advice Would You Like to Offer to Future Leaders? -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- A Humble Beginning to Higher Education Leadership -- 1 The Beginning -- 2 Early Leadership Development -- 3 Embracing the Role of Leadership -- 4 Scaling Up and Facing Adversity -- 5 My Vision of Higher Education -- 6 Advice for Future Leaders -- Courage at the Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity -- Data-Informed Decision-Making in Higher Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Sources -- 2.1 Internal Data -- 2.2 External Data -- 3 Data Definitions and Data Dictionary -- 4 Office Goals -- 5 Student Success -- 5.1 Method -- 5.2 Results -- 5.2.1 Descriptive Results -- 5.2.2 Proportional Hazard Model Results -- 5.3 Discussion -- 6 Final Comments -- References -- Leading Research and Enhancing Scholarship: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Faculty Diversity -- 1 Background -- 2 Leading Research to Be Relevant to Global Challenges -- 3 Leading Research to Enhance Collaborations -- 4 Supporting Research Infrastructure and Core Facilities -- 5 Cluster Hires -- 6 Making Cluster Hires Work for Our Universities -- References -- To Lead, to Serve, and to Transform: From Law School Dean to University President -- When You Were a Student at Harvard, Did You Dream of Becoming a Dean? -- 1 2014 Orientation Speech -- 1.1 Story One -- 1.2 Story Two -- 1.3 Story Three -- 2 2013 Commencement Speech -- 2.1 Story I -- 2.2 Story II -- 2.3 Story III.
3 2016 Commencement Speech -- 4 2017 Commencement Speech -- The Asian Way: Chia-Wei Woo and the Education of a University President -- Community Colleges and 4-Year Universities: My Experience Creating a Community Impact -- 1 Early Life -- 2 San Jose State University -- 3 West Valley-Mission Community College District -- 4 University of Hawaii at Hilo -- 5 Conclusion -- Leading with Courage, Vision, Perseverance, Execution, and Impact -- 1 The Journey to the United States -- 2 Breaking the Mold from My Native Culture -- 3 Shattering the Glass Ceiling -- 4 Leading with Courage, Vision, Perseverance, Execution, and Impact -- 5 Leading Ahead Relentlessly -- An Introvert Leading Higher Education in Academic Nursing and Healthcare -- 1 Where It All Started -- 2 Leadership Development Programs in Preparing Me for Deanship -- 3 Lessons Learned during Leadership Journey in Academic Health and Higher Education -- 4 Starting Deanship Journey -- 5 National Service for Leadership Journey -- 6 Leading through Interprofessional Collaborations -- 7 Board Service and National Leadership Roles -- 8 Strong Personal Support System during My Leadership Journey -- 9 Pearls of Wisdom for Future Leaders -- Starting from "Two Suitcases": My Journey Leading Academic and Research Libraries in America -- 1 My Family and My Upbringing in China -- 2 Coming to America: From a Graduate Student to the Dean of Libraries -- 3 The Changes to the Information Landscape and the Impact on the Library and Information Profession -- 3.1 Libraries Have Been Riding the Top of the Waves of Digital Transformation -- 3.2 Libraries Work Hard to Redefine Their Roles and Value Propositions -- 3.3 Academic Libraries Continually Face Challenges with Recognition in the Academic Community of Their New Role -- 3.4 The Future of the Library and Information Management Profession.
4 American Higher Education: The Greatest Soft Power with Potentially Weakened Global Influence -- 5 My Journey of Pursuing Leadership and Lessons Learned -- 5.1 Strive for Reaching One's Greatest Potential with Flexibility and Mobility and with an Ambitious Mentality of "If You Can Lead, Why Do You Follow" -- 5.2 Knowing Your Strengths and Leveraging Them to Create a Comparative Edge, Recognize Your Weakness, Improve Them When You Can, and Delegate to Those with Complementary Skills When You Need To -- 5.3 Lead with an Example, Lead with Courage, and Be Human, Humble, and Compassionate -- 6 Closing -- My Accidental Path to Leadership and What I Have Learned Along the Way -- 1 Introduction: My Start -- 2 My Education and My Mentors -- 3 Being a Minority -- 4 A Turning Point in My Career -- 5 Born Leaders or Learning How to Lead? -- 6 It Takes a Village -- 7 Culture, History, and Shared Values Are Important to Consider -- 8 My Biggest Decisions Required a Team Working Tirelessly with Courage and Conviction -- 9 Situations Are Rarely Urgent -- 10 Equity and Diversity Are Paramount -- 11 One Final Note -- 12 Conclusion -- High Expectations, Short Fuse: The "Intangibles" Facing an Asian American President -- 1 Entering the Culture and Context of Campus Leadership: Why Did I Take This Path? -- 2 Listen, Pay Attention, See the Road Ahead and Behind You: The Search Process -- 3 Your Partner Can't Get You the Job, But They Can Cost You the Job -- 4 Learn About the Institution from the Bottom Up: Trust Others Who Earn It -- 5 Lessons Learned: Did You Leave the Campus Community Better Than You Found It? -- 6 Bumps, Bruises, and Regrets Along the Road Ahead -- 7 Leadership Is Activism: Be Careful! -- 8 Connecting All These Intangibles into Purpose: A Pipeline of Asian American Leadership -- Everything My Asian Immigrant Parents Taught Me Turns Out to Be Wrong.
1 The Dilemma.
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