Cultivating Connections : The Making of Chinese Prairie Canada (Contemporary Chinese Studies)

Marshall, Alison R.

University of British Columbia Press（2015/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774828017
• DDC分類 971.2

Full Description

In the late 1870s, thousands of Chinese men left coastal British Columbia and the western United States and headed east. For these men, the Prairies were a land of opportunity; there, they could open shops and potentially earn enough money to become merchants. The result of almost a decade's research and more than three hundred interviews, Cultivating Connections tells the stories of some of Prairie Canada's Chinese settlers - men and women from various generations who navigated cultural difference. These stories reveal the critical importance of networks in coping with experiences of racism and establishing a successful life on the Prairies. This book offers an incisive look at the organizations, relationships, and ties that were critical in forging and sustaining life - yet it also serves as a remarkable record of the voices of some of the Prairies' most resilient and resourceful pioneers.

Contents

Introduction

1 Affective Regimes, Nationalism, and the KMT

2 Reverend Ma Seung

3 Bachelor Uncles: Frank Chan and Sam Dong

4 Affect through Sports: Mark Ki and Happy Young

5 Married Nationalists: Charles Yee and Charlie Foo

6 Women beyond the Frame

7 Early Chinese Prairie Wives

8 Quongying's Coins and Sword

9 Chinese Prairie Daughters

Conclusion

Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index