The lucky ones : one family and the extraordinary invention of Chinese America
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Author
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780618651160 (hc), 0618651160 (hc)
Physical Desc
xi, 288 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 305.8951 NGAI 2010 | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Language
English
ISBN
9780618651160 (hc), 0618651160 (hc)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-276) and index.
Description
Traces three generations of a Chinese-American family from its patriarch's self-invention as an immigration broker in post-gold rush San Francisco to the family's intimate involvement in the 1904 World's Fair.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Ethnic identity.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- California -- San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
Tapp family.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Ethnic identity.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- California -- San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
Tapp family.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ngai, M. M. (2010). The lucky ones: one family and the extraordinary invention of Chinese America . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ngai, Mae M. 2010. The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ngai, Mae M. The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ngai, Mae M. The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
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