Chinatown No More : Taiwan Immigrants in Contemporary New York.

By focusing on the social and cultural life of post-1965 Taiwan immigrants in Queens, New York, this book shifts Chinese American studies from ethnic enclaves to the diverse multiethnic neighborhoods of Flushing and Elmhurst. As Hsiang-shui Chen documents, the political dynamics of these settlements...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chen, Hsiang-shui
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:	Anthropology of Contemporary Issues Ser.
Subjects:	Chinese Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions. Taiwanese Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions. Queens (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions. New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions. Américains d'origine chinoise > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales. Américains d'origine taiwanaise > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales. Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies. Chinese Americans > Social conditions Social conditions New York (State) > New York New York (State) > New York > Queens Social & cultural anthropology Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Chinatown No More; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Photographs; Preface; Part I. Chinese Immigration and Scholars' Models; 1. Patterns of Chinese Settlement in the United States; 2. An Approach to the Chinese in Queens; Part II. Chinese Households of Three Classes; 3. One Hundred Households; 4. The Working Class: Three Portraits; 5. The Small Business Class: Three Portraits; 6. The Professional Class: Three Portraits; Part III. Community Activities; 7. Social Services and Worship; 8. Chinese Associations as Bridges; 9. The Chinese and the Queens Festival; 10. A Summing Up; References; Index.