Smoke and Fire, the Chinese of Montreal / / Kwok-bun Chan.
Chinese immigrants in Montreal, Canada, systematically encountered racial discrimination. The author uses oral history and in-depth interview material to document the costs of racism on the one hand and the strategies for adaptation on the other. It covers a period from the 1850s to the late 1980s.
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Place / Publishing House: | Hong Kong : : The Chinese University Press,, [1991] ©1991 |
Year of Publication: | 1991 |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) :; illustrations |
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Chan, Kwok B., author. Smoke and Fire, the Chinese of Montreal / Kwok-bun Chan. First edition. Hong Kong : The Chinese University Press, [1991] ©1991 1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-329) and index. Chinese immigrants in Montreal, Canada, systematically encountered racial discrimination. The author uses oral history and in-depth interview material to document the costs of racism on the one hand and the strategies for adaptation on the other. It covers a period from the 1850s to the late 1980s. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Chinese Are Coming -- 2. Women without Men -- 3. Ten Women -- 4. A Private Man -- 5. Uncle Jack, a Moral Entrepreneur -- 6. Walking on Two Legs -- 7. In Lieu of Family -- 8. After the War -- 9. Will You Provide for Me When I Am Old? -- 10. Remembering the Mekong River -- 11. Boat People Getting Organized and Keeping Distance -- 12. A Sore on the Mouse's Tail -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. Description based on print version record. Chinese Québec (Province) Montréal History. 962-201-461-5 |
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Chan, Kwok B., Smoke and Fire, the Chinese of Montreal / Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Chinese Are Coming -- 2. Women without Men -- 3. Ten Women -- 4. A Private Man -- 5. Uncle Jack, a Moral Entrepreneur -- 6. Walking on Two Legs -- 7. In Lieu of Family -- 8. After the War -- 9. Will You Provide for Me When I Am Old? -- 10. Remembering the Mekong River -- 11. Boat People Getting Organized and Keeping Distance -- 12. A Sore on the Mouse's Tail -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Chinese Are Coming -- 2. Women without Men -- 3. Ten Women -- 4. A Private Man -- 5. Uncle Jack, a Moral Entrepreneur -- 6. Walking on Two Legs -- 7. In Lieu of Family -- 8. After the War -- 9. Will You Provide for Me When I Am Old? -- 10. Remembering the Mekong River -- 11. Boat People Getting Organized and Keeping Distance -- 12. A Sore on the Mouse's Tail -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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