Eurasian: Mixed Identities in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, 1842–1943 9780520957008

In the second half of the nineteenth century, global labor migration, trade, and overseas study brought China and the Un

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English Pages 352 [351] Year 2013

Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
A Note on Romanization
Acknowledgments
Prelude
Introduction
Part One. Debating Intermarriage
Part Two. Debating Hybridity
Part Three. Claiming Identities
Coda: Elsie Jane Comes Home to Rest
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary of Chinese Personal Names and Terms
Selected Bibliography
Index

Eurasian: Mixed Identities in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, 1842–1943
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