The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Look Lai, Walton, Tan, Chee-Beng
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Subjects:
Lateinamerika
Chinese > Latin America.
Chinese > Caribbean Area.
Chinois > Amérique latine.
Chinois > Caraïbes (Région)
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
Chinese
Emigration and immigration
Chinesen
China > Emigration and immigration.
Latin America > Emigration and immigration.
Caribbean Area > Emigration and immigration.
Amérique latine > Émigration et immigration.
Caraïbes (Région) > Émigration et immigration.
Caribbean Area
China
Latin America
Karibik
Chinesen > Südamerika > Geschichte.
Chinesen > Westindien > Geschichte.
Chine > Émigration et immigration.
Région caraïbe > Émigration et immigration.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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