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The Chinese lady : Afong Moy in early America /

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"In 1834, a Chinese woman named Afong Moy arrived in America as both a prized guest and advertisement for a merchant firm--a promotional curiosity and celebrity used to peddle exotic wares from the East. This first biography of Afong Moy explores how she shaped a number of Americans' impre...

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Main Author: Davis, Nancy E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Moy, Afong.
Chinese American women > Biography.
Women immigrants > United States > Biography.
United States > Civilization > Chinese influences.
China > Foreign public opinion, American > History.
Américaines d'origine chinoise > Biographies.
Immigrantes > États-Unis > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Chinese American women
Civilization > Chinese influences
Public opinion, American
Women immigrants
China
United States
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Call Number: E184.C5 D38 2019
 
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