Title:
Chinese in Minnesota / Sherri Gebert Fuller ; foreword by Bill Holm.
ISBN:
9780873514705
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2004]
©2004
Physical Description:
ix, 101 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Chinese in Minnesota: Early immigration -- Settlement in Minnesota -- The pre-World War II community -- World War II and the postwar era -- The community at midcentury -- Achievements and challenges -- Personal account : my father, Harry Chin / by Sheila Chin Morris.
Summary:
Minnesota's first Chinese settlers, fleeing racial violence in California, established scores of businesses after they arrived in the late 1870s. Newspapers eagerly published reports of their activities, including New Year's festivities, marriages, and restaurant and laundry openings. Beginning in 1882 federal laws banning Chinese immigration and denying citizenship put particular pressure on the community. Sherri Gebert Fuller relates the story of the Chinese from these early days to the 1960s when a new wave of immigrants, including students, businessmen, and professionals from China and Taiwan, began to bring new energy and issues to the community and a flourishing of ties between Minnesota and China.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocm52819847
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
