The new Chinese America : class, economy, and social hierarchy /
The 1965 Immigration Act altered the lives and outlook of Chinese Americans in fundamental ways. The New Chinese America explores the historical, economic, and social foundations of the Chinese American community, in order to reveal the emergence of a new social hierarchy after 1965. In this detaile...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
---|---|
Auteur principal: | |
Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
Publié: |
New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2010.
|
Sujets: | |
Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction: Rethinking Chinese America
- Contemporary Chinese American population : the documented and the invisible
- Drawing lines of class distinctions
- "Serve the people" : the ethnic economy
- The "spirit of change" : constructing a regional identity
- Surviving poverty in an ethnic social hierarchy
- Conclusion: Inclusion or exclusion?