The first Chinese American :: the remarkable life of Wong Chin Foo /

Chinese in America endured abuse and discrimination in the late 19th century, but they had a leader and a fighter in Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898), whose story is a forgotten chapter in the struggle for equal rights in America. The first to use the term 'Chinese American', Wong defended his co...

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1. Verfasser: Seligman, Scott D. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:Chinese in America endured abuse and discrimination in the late 19th century, but they had a leader and a fighter in Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898), whose story is a forgotten chapter in the struggle for equal rights in America. The first to use the term 'Chinese American', Wong defended his compatriots against malicious scapegoating and urged them to become Americanized to win their rights. This book tells his story.
Beschreibung:Includes chronology (p. [xxi] - xxvi); dramatis personae (p. [xxvii] - xxxii); and glossary and gazetteer (p. [341] - 345).
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxxii, 364 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-355) and index.
ISBN:9882208436
9789882208438
9888139894
9789888139897
9888180746
9789888180745

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