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This Bittersweet Soil

The Chinese in California Agriculture, 1860-1910

By: Sucheng Chan

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The Chinese in California Agriculture, 1860-1910

By: Sucheng Chan

The role of the Chinese in California agriculture during the later decades of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century was an integral aspect of the agricultural history of the western United States. Although the number of Chinese involved in agricultural occupations at one time never exceeded 6000 to 7000 workers, their lack of numbers does not diminish their impact. Author Chan, of Chinese origin, has made extensive use of census records and county archival sources to produce the first full history of the Chinese in California agriculture.

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Univ of California Press

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0520067371

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9780520067370

Asian Americans

An Interpretive History

By: Sucheng Chan

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Asian Americans

An Interpretive History

By: Sucheng Chan

Traces the history of Asian immigration from the California gold rush to Vietnamese boat people, describes patterns of work, social adaptation, and family formation, and explains how they coped with discrimination.

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270

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0805784373

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9780805784374

Survivors

CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES

By: Sucheng Chan

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Survivors

CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES

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In this clear, comprehensive, and unflinching study, Sucheng Chan invites us to follow the saga of Cambodian refugees striving to distance themselves from a series of cataclysmic events in their homeland. Survivors tracks not only the Cambodians' fight for life lives but also their battle for self-definition in new American surroundings. Unparalleled in scope, Survivors begins with the Cambodians' experiences under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, following them through escape to refugee camps in Thailand and finally to the United States, where they try to build new lives in the wake of massive trauma. Their struggle becomes primarily economic as they continue to negotiate new cultures and deal with rapidly changing gender and intergenerational relations within their own families. Poverty, crime, and racial discrimination all have an impact on their experiences in America, and each is examined in depth. Although written as a history, this is a thoroughly multidisciplinary study, and Chan makes use of research from anthropology, sociology, psychology, medicine, social work, linguistics and education. She also captures the perspective of individual Cambodians. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, a hundred government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, Survivors synthesizes the literature on Cambodian refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. A major scholarly achievement, Survivors is unique in the Asian American canon for its memorable presentation of cutting-edge research and its interpretation of both sides of the immigration process.

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380

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University of Illinois Press

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0252071794

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9780252071799

Hmong Means Free

Life in Laos and America

By: Sucheng Chan

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Life in Laos and America

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Three generations of Hmong refugees expose the trauma and the joy of their lives.

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Temple University Press

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1439901392

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9781439901397

In Defense of Asian American Studies

The Politics of Teaching and Program Building

By: Sucheng Chan

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In Defense of Asian American Studies

The Politics of Teaching and Program Building

By: Sucheng Chan

In Defense of Asian American Studies offers fascinating tales from the trenches on the origins and evolution of the field of Asian American studies, as told by one of its founders and most highly regarded scholars. Wielding intellectual energy, critical acumen, and a sly sense of humor, Sucheng Chan discusses her experiences on three campuses within the University of California system as Asian American studies was first developed--in response to vehement student demand--under the rubric of ethnic studies. Chan speaks by turns as an advocate and an administrator striving to secure a place for Asian American studies; as a teacher working to give Asian American students a voice and white students a perspective on race and racism; and as a scholar and researcher still asking her own questions. The essays span three decades and close with a piece on the new challenges facing Asian American studies. Eloquently documenting a field of endeavor in which scholarship and identity define and strengthen each other, In Defense of Asian American Studies combines analysis, personal experience, and indispensable practical advice for those engaged in building and sustaining Asian American studies programs.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252030095

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9780252030093

Survivors

CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES

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CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES

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This Bittersweet Soil

The Chinese in California Agriculture, 1860-1910

By: Sucheng Chan

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The Chinese in California Agriculture, 1860-1910

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In Defense of Asian American Studies

The Politics of Teaching and Program Building

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The Politics of Teaching and Program Building

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University of Illinois Press

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Hmong Means Free

Life in Laos and America

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Life in Laos and America

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Three generations of Hmong refugees expose the trauma and the joy of their lives.

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