The lucky ones : one family and the extraordinary invention of Chinese America

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

Author/creator	Ngai, Mae M.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Description	xi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-276) and index.
LCCN	2010005750
ISBN	9780618651160 :
ISBN	0618651160

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