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    612-822-4611

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Chinese in Boston: 1870-1965

Chinese in Boston: 1870-1965

To, Wing-Kai
Chinese Historical Society of New Englan

Hardcover

AnthropologyAsian American StudiesRegional: New England

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531635067
ISBN13: 9781531635060
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Jan 30 2008
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Chinese Americans in Boston trace their historical origins to pioneering settlements of merchants, workers, and students in different parts of New England. After the 1880s, hundreds of Chinese arrived in Boston. Beginning as a bachelor male-dominated society, the Chinese in Boston gradually developed stronger bonds of family and community life. Spared natural disasters that characterized the Chinese immigrant experience in the West, Boston's Chinatown nonetheless faced challenges of urban renewal and environmental degradation. Through their participation in community organizations, merchant activities, educational opportunities, and civic protests, the Chinese in Boston persevered, simultaneously maintaining their Chinese identity and acculturating into America. They formed a close-knit community that distinguished Boston's Chinatown as one of the oldest and most enduring Chinese neighborhoods on the East Coast.

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