Bøker av Sucheng Chan

Considers the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people, economic resources, as well as political and cultural ideas. This book describes the changing patterns of Chinese immigration and strategies for circumventing exclusion laws.

Discusses the author's experiences on three campuses within the University of California system where Asian American studies was first developed - in response to vehement student demand - under the rubric of ethnic studies. This title documents a field of endeavour in which scholarship and identity define and strengthen each other.

Presents a multidisciplinary study of why and how Cambodians have come to the US and how they have fared since. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, this book synthesizes the literature on the refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds.

Describes Cambodian history, migration, and resettlement in the US.

A collection of personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity.

Focuses on the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people, economic resources, as well as political and cultural ideas.