Front cover image for The Chinatown Trunk Mystery Murder, Miscegenation, and Other Dangerous Encounters in Turn-of-the-Century New York City

The Chinatown Trunk Mystery Murder, Miscegenation, and Other Dangerous Encounters in Turn-of-the-Century New York City

Mary Ting Yi Lui (Creator)
In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City
eBook, English, 2007
2nd printing, 1st paperback printing View all formats and editions
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 2007
Case studies
1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780691130484, 9780691216287, 0691130485, 0691216282
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Joint winner of Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS): History Award 2007