The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean / edited by Walton Look Lai and Tan Chee-Beng.

• TeilnehmendeR: Look Lai, Walton.; Tan, Chee-Beng.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Brill ebook titles
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The Chinese migration to the Latin America/Caribbean region is an understudied dimension of the Asian American experience. There are three distinct periods in the history of this migration: the early colonial period (pre-19th century), when the profitable three-century trade connection between Manila and Acapulco led to the first Asian migrations to Mexico and Peru; the classic migration period (19th to early twentieth centuries), marked by the coolie trade known to Chinese diaspora studies; and the renewed immigration of the late 20th century to the present. Written by specialists on the Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean, this book tells the story of Asian migration to the Americas and contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the Chinese in this important part of the world.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / W.L. Lai and C.-B. Tan -- Introduction. The Chinese In Latin America And The Caribbean / Walton Look Lai -- Chapter One. Sinifying New Spain: Cathay’s Influence On Colonial Mexico Via The Nao De China / Edward R. Slack, Jr -- Chapter Two. Asian Diasporas And Tropical Migration In The Age Of Empire: A Comparative Overview / Walton Look Lai -- Chapter Three. Indispensable Enemy Or Convenient Scapegoat? A Critical Examination Of Sinophobia In Latin America And The Caribbean, 1870's To 1930's / Evelyn Hu-DeHart -- Chapter Four. The Chinese Of Central America: Diverse Beginnings, Common Achievements / St. John Robinson -- Chapter Five. Report: Archives Of Biography And History In The God Of Luck: A Conversation With Ruthanne Lum McCunn / Lisa Yun -- Chapter Six. Tusans (Tusheng) And The Changing Chinese Community In Peru / Isabelle Lausent-Herrera -- Chapter Seven. Old Migrants, New Immigration And Anti-Chinese Discourse In Suriname / Paul B. Tjon Sie Fat -- Chapter Eight. The Revitalization Of Havana’s Chinatown: Invoking Chinese Cuban History / Kathleen López -- Index / W.L. Lai and C.-B. Tan.