| Description |
x, 253 p. : Grayscale Illustration ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Asian American history and culture. |
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Asian American history and culture series.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Published 1992. |
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Printed in the United States of America. |
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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Credits |
"Laundry Song" by Wen I-to, p. v, from Twentieth Century Chinese Poetry by Kai-Yu Hsu. Copyright © 1963 by Kai-Yu Hsu. Used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Chinese Laundrymen in New York City -- The Emergence of the CHLA -- The Alliance Is for the Laundrymen -- "To Save China, To Save Ourselves" -- "The People's Diplomacy" -- The Struggle Over a Penny -- Where Is the Gold Mountain? -- Conclusion. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2020. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Subject |
Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance of New York -- History.
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Laundry industry -- New York (N.Y.) -- History.
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Chinese American in business -- New York (N.Y.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Added Author |
Chan, Sucheng edited by.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
0877229961 paper |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb34340 hdl |
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