Being Chinese, becoming Chinese American
"In this foundational study, Shehong Chen investigates how Chinese immigrants to the United States transformed themselves into Chinese Americans during the crucial period between 1911 and 1927"--Jacket
1 online resource ([xiii, 239] pages)
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A search for a modern China and challenges to traditional Chinese identity, 1911
Defending Chinese republicanism and debating Chineseness in the United States, 1912-14
Constructing a Chinese American identity, 1915
An ideological foundation of the Chinese American identity, 1916-24
Building permanent Chinese American communities and displaying American Chinatown culture, 1920-27
Appendix: political events in China, 1898-1924