Chinese Chicago race, transnational migration, and community since 1870 - Ling, Huping, 1956-; ebrary, Inc. (Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012)
Introduction : rethinking Chinese Chicago -- Searching roots of a transnational community -- Locating Chinatown, 1870s-1910s -- Operating transnational businesses, 1880s-1930s -- Living transnational lives, 1880s-1930s -- Bridging the two worlds : community organizations, 1870s-1945 -- Connecting the two worlds : Chinese students and intellectuals, 1920s-2010s -- Diverging and converging transnational communities, 1945-2010s -- Epilogue : the "hollow center phenomenon" and the future of transnational migration.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Chinese Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Chinese Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; Transnationalism; Chicago (Ill.) -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 1875-; Electronic books