About the book
Revealing the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans, this book places the children and families of early Chinatown in the middle of efforts to combat American policies of exclusion and segregation.
Wendy Jorae challenges long-held notions of early Chinatown as a bachelor community by showing that families — and particularly children — played important roles in its daily life. She explores the wide-ranging images of Chinatown’s youth created by competing interests with their own agendas — from anti-immigrant depictions of Chinese children as filthy and culturally inferior to exotic and Orientalized images that catered to the tourist’s ideal of Chinatown. All of these representations, Jorae notes, tended to further isolate Chinatown at a time when American-born Chinese children were attempting to define themselves as Chinese American. Facing barriers of immigration exclusion, cultural dislocation, child labor, segregated schooling, crime, and violence, Chinese American children attempted to build a world for themselves on the margins of two cultures. Their story is part of the larger American story of the struggle to overcome racism and realize the ideal of equality.
Editions of The Children of Chinatown
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807833131
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807859735
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890883773
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893133523
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469605371
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807898581
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Revealing the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans, this book places the children and families of early Chinatown in the middle of efforts to combat American policies of exclusion and segregation.
Wendy Jorae challenges long-held notions of early Chinatown as a bachelor community by showing that families — and particularly children — played important roles in its daily life. She explores the wide-ranging images of Chinatown’s youth created by competing interests with their own agendas — from anti-immigrant depictions of Chinese children as filthy and culturally inferior to exotic and Orientalized images that catered to the tourist’s ideal of Chinatown. All of these representations, Jorae notes, tended to further isolate Chinatown at a time when American-born Chinese children were attempting to define themselves as Chinese American. Facing barriers of immigration exclusion, cultural dislocation, child labor, segregated schooling, crime, and violence, Chinese American children attempted to build a world for themselves on the margins of two cultures. Their story is part of the larger American story of the struggle to overcome racism and realize the ideal of equality.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Children of Chinatown about?
Revealing the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans, this book places the children and families of early Chinatown in the middle of efforts to combat American policies of exclusion and segregation.
Wendy Jorae challenges long-held notions of early Chinatown as a bachelor community by showing that families — and particularly children — played important roles in its daily life. She explores the wide-ranging images of Chinatown’s youth created by competing interests with their own agendas — from anti-immigrant depictions of Chinese children as filthy and culturally inferior to exotic and Orientalized images that catered to the tourist’s ideal of Chinatown. All of these representations, Jorae notes, tended to further isolate Chinatown at a time when American-born Chinese children were attempting to define themselves as Chinese American. Facing barriers of immigration exclusion, cultural dislocation, child labor, segregated schooling, crime, and violence, Chinese American children attempted to build a world for themselves on the margins of two cultures. Their story is part of the larger American story of the struggle to overcome racism and realize the ideal of equality.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Children of Chinatown?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Ethnic studies / Ethnicity
Where can I read a sample of The Children of Chinatown?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807833131
How long is The Children of Chinatown and how many pages does it have?
The Children of Chinatown has 312 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Children of Chinatown?
Wendy Rouse
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Children of Chinatown is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807833131) and paperback(ISBN 9780807859735) and ebook(ISBN 9798890883773) and ebook(ISBN 9798893133523) and ebook(ISBN 9781469605371) and ebook(ISBN 9780807898581)
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