The New Chinatown |
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| Author:
| Kwong, Peter |
| Series title: | Noonday Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-374-52121-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1988 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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| Imprint: | Hill & Wang |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Newspapers today are filled with stories of corruption and strife in America's Chinatowns, reversing the popular view of Chinese Americans as a model minority of law-abiding, hard-working people whose diligent children end up in high-tech jobs. In "The New Chinatown," Peter Kwong goes beyond the headlines in a compelling and detailed account of the political and cultural isolation of Chinese-American communities. This new edition offers a revised and updated text as well as a new...
More DescriptionNewspapers today are filled with stories of corruption and strife in America's Chinatowns, reversing the popular view of Chinese Americans as a model minority of law-abiding, hard-working people whose diligent children end up in high-tech jobs. In "The New Chinatown," Peter Kwong goes beyond the headlines in a compelling and detailed account of the political and cultural isolation of Chinese-American communities. This new edition offers a revised and updated text as well as a new chapter on Chinatown in the 1990s.