Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 edited by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
01 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Poetry, Repost
Angel Island was the West Coast entry point for potential Asian immigrants and returning Asian Americans. An elaborate interrogation process kept people detained there, in limbo, for up to two years. In 1970, a park ranger...
Most likely the first historical text to examine the experiences of Chinese American women over a 150-year history, utilizing personal interviews, photographs, and long-overlooked documents. Could also be suitable for...
Using the backdrop of San Francisco, Yung traces the vibrant history of Chinese American women who arrived at the turn of the century as the property of their husbands or even as slaves, and...