Vancouver's Chinatown Racial Discourse in Canada, 1875-1980 |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Kay J. |
| Series title: | McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1329-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1995 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Popular wisdom maintains that the colourful Chinese quarters of Canadian, American, and Australian cities owe their existence to the generations of Chinese immigrants who have made their lives there. The restaurants, pagodas, and neon lights are seen as intrinsically connected to the Chinese and their immigrant experience in the West. Kay Anderson argues, however, that "Chinatown" is a Western construction, illustrative of a process of cultural domination that gave European...
More DescriptionPopular wisdom maintains that the colourful Chinese quarters of Canadian, American, and Australian cities owe their existence to the generations of Chinese immigrants who have made their lives there. The restaurants, pagodas, and neon lights are seen as intrinsically connected to the Chinese and their immigrant experience in the West. Kay Anderson argues, however, that "Chinatown" is a Western construction, illustrative of a process of cultural domination that gave European settlers in North America and Australia the power to define and shape the district according to their own images and interests.