The children of Chinatown : growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920 /

The children of Chinatown : growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jorae, Wendy Rouse
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Chinese Americans > California > San Francisco > History.
Chinese American children > California > San Francisco > History.
Children > California > San Francisco > History.
Chinese American families > California > San Francisco > History.
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > History.
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social life and customs.
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social conditions.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Social life and customs.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Ethnic relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Constructing childhood in early Chinatown : image versus reality
  • The immigration of Chinese children and the Chinese question
  • Recentering the Chinese family in early Chinese American history
  • For the family back home : Chinese children at work
  • Challenging segregation : Chinese children at school
  • Articles of contention : Chinese children in the missions and courts
  • Children of the new Chinatown
  • Conclusion: Constructing the future.