The lucky ones : one family and the extraordinary invention of Chinese America / Mae M. Ngai.

Author/creator Ngai, Mae M.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Descriptionxi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Tapp family.
Chinese Americans--California. --San Francisco. --Biography.
Chinese Americans--California. --San Francisco. --History. --19th century.
Chinese Americans--California. --San Francisco. --History. --20th century.
Chinese Americans--California. --San Francisco. --Social conditions. --19th century.
Chinese Americans--California. --San Francisco. --Social conditions. --20th century.
Chinese Americans--Cultural assimilation. --California. --San Francisco.
Chinese Americans--California. --San Francisco. --Ethnic identity.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Biography.

Contents Tape family tree -- Strivings (1864-1883). The lucky one ; The first rescue ; Joseph and Mary -- School days (1884-1894). "That Chinese girl" ; Chinatown's frontier -- Native sons and daughters (1895-1904). Suburban squire ; Two marriages ; The Chinese village -- The interpreter class (1905-1917). Blood and fire ; In pursuit of smugglers ; Modern life ; The trial ; "Sailors should go ashore" -- Reinventions (1917-1950). The new daughter-in-law ; Loss ; Service.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-276) and index.
LCCN 2010005750
ISBN9780618651160 :
ISBN0618651160

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F869.S39 C555 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold