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Alien Nation: Chinese Migration in the Americas from the Coolie Era Through World War II (David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History)
Alien Nation Chinese Migration in the Americas from the Coolie Era Through World War II - David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History Author:Elliott Young Young traces the pivotal century of Chinese migration to the Americas, beginning with the 1840s at the start of the "coolie" trade and ending during World War II. This book is the first transnational history of Chinese migration to the Americas. By focusing on the fluidity and complexity of border crossings throughout the Western Hemisphere, You... more »ng shows us how Chinese migrants constructed alternative communities and identities through these transnational pathways.« less