The Chinese Laundryman: A Study in Social Isolation [Paperback]

Paul C. P. Siu (Author), John Kuo Wei Tchen (Editor), Daniel J. Walkowitz (Introduction)

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Paperback: 351 pages
Publisher: New York University Press; illustrated edition edition (Jun 1 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0814778747
ISBN-13: 978-0814778746
Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 572 g

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #689,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Sociology > Occupational

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This is a long-overdue publication of a 1953 doctoral dissertation. Concentrating on Chicago, Siu illuminates in exceptional detail important aspects of the life of the Chinese in America. The volume is much more than a specialist's monograph. It is a significant primary source, being the product of a participant-observer and replete with stories, letters, and interviews. In addition, Siu's analysis yields useful insights, particularly about the persistence of Old World traditions and the Chinese laundryman as "sojourner." This excellent study should be of interest to those in ethnic and immigration history and in urban and labor history as well. Highly recommended for academic and large public libraries. Roy H. Tryon, Delaware State Archives, Dover
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The definitive scholarly study of Chinese laundries and those who worked in them in the U.S. Considered a classic piece by students of overseas Chinese and Asian American studies, "The Chinese Laundryman" is also a landmark in the study of ethnic occupations and in the social and cultural history of the immigrant in America. *Lightning Print On Demand Title.

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This book is a MUST-READ for anyone interested in understanding Chinese Chicago in the 1930s from an "insider's perspective."
Although the book centers on the lives of Chinese laundrymen, the countless interviews detailed throughout the book helps the reader understand what life must have been like for the average Chinese in Chicago not just that of Chinese landrymen.

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