Brokering belonging : Chinese in Canada's exclusion era, 1885-1945

Brokering belonging : Chinese in Canada's exclusion era, 1885-1945 / Lisa Rose Mar.

This title traces several generations of Chinese 'brokers, ' ethnic leaders who acted as intermediaries between the Chinese and Anglo worlds of Canada. By reinserting Chinese back into mainstream politics, this book alters common understandings of how legally 'alien' groups'...

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Main Author: Mar, Lisa Rose
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Chinese > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 19th century.
Chinese > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 20th century.
Immigrants > British Columbia > Vancouver > History.
Chinese > Legal status, laws, etc. > Canada > History.
Emigration and immigration law > Canada > History.
Chinese > British Columbia > Vancouver > Politics and government.
Brokers > British Columbia > Vancouver > History.
Civic leaders > British Columbia > Vancouver > History.
Community life > British Columbia > Vancouver > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Brokers
Chinese
Chinese > Legal status, laws, etc.
Chinese > Politics and government
Civic leaders
Community life
Emigration and immigration law
Ethnic relations
Immigrants
Vancouver (B.C.) > Ethnic relations.
British Columbia > Vancouver
Canada
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This title traces several generations of Chinese 'brokers, ' ethnic leaders who acted as intermediaries between the Chinese and Anglo worlds of Canada. By reinserting Chinese back into mainstream politics, this book alters common understandings of how legally 'alien' groups' helped create modern immigrant nations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (230 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-215) and index.
ISBN:9780199780549
0199780544
9780199733149
0199733147
9780199733132
0199733139
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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