Surviving on the Gold Mountain: A History of Chinese American Women and Their Lives / Edition 1

by Huping Ling

Overview

The first comprehensive work on Chinese American women's history covering the past 150 years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791438640
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	07/16/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

Huping Ling is Associate Professor of History at Truman State University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Author's Note

Introduction

Part One Early Chinese Immigrant Women, 1840s–1943

1. Nineteenth Century Immigration: Chinese Women Came to the Gold Mountain

Social Conditions for Women in Nineteenth Century China
Motives for Immigration
Restrictions on the Entry of Chinese Women
Immigration and Settlement Patterns

2. Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century Chinese American Women at Work

Slave Girls
Merchant Wives
Students
Farm Wives

3. Defining Home and Community

Family Life
Community Involvement

Part Two Postwar Chinese American Women, 1943–1965

4. Postwar Chinese American Women

Repeal of Chinese Exclusion Acts
Motives and Means of Immigration
New Employment Opportunities
Family Life
Social Activities and Community Work

Part Three Contemporary Chinese American Women, 1965–1990s

5. New Turning Point

Educational and Occupational Achievements
Participation in Mainstream Politics
Attitude Change of the Younger Generation: More Appreciation of Chinese Heritage
Motives and Means of Immigration Since the 1960s
Conditions for New Immigrants

6. Issues and Concerns

Model Minority: Myth and Reality
Debate Over Affirmative Action
Interracial Marriage
Other Concerns

7. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

What People are Saying About This

Roger Daniels

Surviving on the Gold Mountain is a significant addition to our too-scanty scholarly literature about Chinese American women. In addition to her historical skills, Huping Ling brings to it her irreplaceable experience as a recent student emigrant from the People's Republic of China. It is a contribution to both the history of immigration and the history of women.

Editorial Reviews

"Surviving on the Gold Mountain is a significant addition to our too-scant scholarly literature about Chinese American women. In addition to her historical skills, Huping Ling brings to it her irreplaceable experience as a recent student emigrant from the People's Republic of China. It is a contribution to both the history of immigration and the history of women." — Roger Daniels, University of Cincinnati

"Surviving on the Gold Mountain presents an expansive story of America's past from the particulars of individual lives. This work testifies yet again to the immense possibilities of women's history and its transformative powers." — Gary Y. Okihiro, Cornell University, and author of Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture

"Huping Ling has written the most comprehensive history of Chinese American women to date. Covering the entire period from the 1840s to the present, she examines the lives and experiences of different subgroups in various regions of the country, focusing particularly on immigration, work, family, and community. Her account is enlivened by the voices of Chinese American women and enriched by photographs, maps, and documents. A work of impressive scope and scholarship, Surviving on the Gold Mountain will be of value to both students and scholars in Ethnic and Asian American history." — Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California, Berkeley

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