Title: Becoming Chinese American
Description: "Becoming Chinese American discusses the historical and cultural development of Chinese American life in the past century. Representing a singular breadth of knowledge about the Chinese American past, the volume begins with a historical overview of Chinese migration to the United States, followed by critical discussion of the development of key community institutions. Written by Chinese American scholar Him Mark Lai, the essays in this volume will be of interest to scholars of Asian and Asian American studies, American history, ethnicity, and immigration."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Chinese Americans, Chinese-American newspapers, Ethnic identity, History, Politics and government, Social conditions, Societies, Transnationalism, Chinese American newspapers, Ethnicity, United states, ethnic relations, Assimilation (sociology)