| Description |
1 online resource (x, 242 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Cover13; -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements (Tan Chee-Beng) -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean (Walton Look Lai) -- Part I The Early Colonial Period -- Chapter One Sinifying New Spain: Cathay's Influence on Colonial Mexico via the Nao de China (Edward R. Slack, Jr) -- Part II The Classic Migrations -- Chapter Two Asian Diasporas and Tropical Migration in the Age of Empire: A Comparative Overview (Walton Look Lai) -- Chapter Three Indispensable Enemy or Convenient Scapegoat? A Critical Examination of Sinophobia in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1870s to 1930s (Evelyn Hu-DeHart) -- Chapter Four The Chinese of Central America: Diverse Beginnings, Common Achievements (St. John Robinson) -- Chapter Five Report: Archives of Biography and History in the God of Luck -- Part III Old Migrants, New Immigration -- Chapter Six Tusans (tusheng) and the Changing Chinese Community in Peru (Isabelle Lausent-Herrera) -- Chapter Seven Old Migrants, New Immigration and Anti-Chinese Discourse in Suriname (Paul B. Tjon Sie Fat) -- Chapter Eight The Revitalization of Havana's Chinatown: Invoking Chinese Cuban History (Kathleen L243;pez) -- Index |
| Summary |
Written by specialists on the Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean, this book tells the story of Asian migration to the Americas and contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the Chinese in this important part of the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Lateinamerika gnd |
| Subject |
Chinese -- Latin America
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Chinese -- Caribbean Area
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HISTORY -- General.
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HISTORY.
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Chinese
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Emigration and immigration
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Chinesen
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Emigration and immigration
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Latin America -- Emigration and immigration
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Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration
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| Subject |
Caribbean Area
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China
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Latin America
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Karibik
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Chinesen -- Südamerika -- Geschichte.
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Chinesen -- Westindien -- Geschichte.
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Amérique latine -- Émigration et immigration.
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Chine -- Émigration et immigration.
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Région caraïbe -- Émigration et immigration.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Look Lai, Walton.
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Tan, Chee-Beng
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| ISBN |
9789004193345 |
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9004193340 |
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1283038986 |
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9781283038980 |
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