The middle kingdom under the big sky : a history of the Chinese experience in Montana /

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"The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky seeks to deepen understanding of the Chinese history of the region by recovering their stories in their own words and by understanding the Chinese experiences in Montana through a global lens"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, Mark T., 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Chinese > Montana > Social conditions.
Chinese > Montana > History.
Chinois > Montana > Conditions sociales.
Chinois > Montana > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American Studies.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Race relations
Ethnic relations
Chinese > Social conditions
Chinese
Montana > Ethnic relations.
Montana > Race relations.
Montana > Relations interethniques.
Montana > Relations raciales.
Montana
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "His death avenged!" : Telling the history of Montana's Chinese pioneers
  • "Your hands are covered in gold" : pressures on Butte's Chinese residents, 1880s-1920s
  • "They shall be diminished to extinction" : Chinese resistance to the 1892 Geary Act
  • "To do my part in the awakening of China" : the Chinese Empire Reform Association
  • "The sleeping lion has awakened" : the anti-American boycott of 1905
  • "With all the mystic rites of the Orient" : Chinese religious and burial practices
  • "A worthy ambition for a Chinese girl" : the changing status of Chinese women, 1860s to 1950s
  • "Brother, I beg you to help me, I am in a dire situation" : Cold War fears and Chinese communities, 1930s to 1950s
  • Conclusion: "An honest living by the sweat of our brow".

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