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Description

1. 1 online resource (xiii, 295 p.) : ill.

Uniform title

1. Children of Chinatown (Online)

Alternative title

1. Children of Chinatown (Online)

Subject

1. Chinese Americans > California > San Francisco > History
2. Chinese American children > California > San Francisco > History
3. Children > California > San Francisco > History
4. Chinese American families > California > San Francisco > History
5. Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > History
6. Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social life and customs
7. Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social conditions
8. San Francisco (Calif.) > History
9. San Francisco (Calif.) > Social life and customs
10. San Francisco (Calif.) > Ethnic relations

Contents

1. 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.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Rouse, Wendy L.

Title

1. The children of Chinatown [electronic resource] : growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920 / Wendy Rouse Jorae.

Imprint

1. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2009011633