In Search of Equality: The Chinese Struggle Against Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century America

Charles J. McClain

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Langue : anglais

Edité par University Of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1994

0520083377 / 9780520083370

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First Edition (1994) ; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in a Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Vuirtually 'As New'. The DJ is also flawless; unclipped ; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo (9.3 x 6.25 x 1.25 inches) . Extensive Notes and Index. Language: English. Weight: 24 ounces. Hardcover with DJ. Illuminating new study probes Chinese efforts to battle manifold discrimination-in housing, employment, and education-in nineteenth-century America. Challenging the stereotypical image of a passive, insular group, McClain reveals a politically savvy population capable of mobilizing to fight mistreatment. He draws on English- and Chinese-language documents and rarely studied sources to chronicle the ways the Chinese sought redress and change in American courts. McClain focuses on the San Francisco Bay Area, the home of almost one-fifth of the fifty thousand Chinese working in California in 1870. He cites cases in which Chinese laundrymen challenged the city of San Francisco's discriminatory building restrictions, and lawsuits brought by parents to protest the exclusion of Chinese children from public schools. While vindication in the courtroom did not always bring immediate change (Chinese schoolchildren in San Francisco continued to be segregated well into the twentieth century) , the Chinese community's efforts were instrumental in establishing several legal landmarks. This is a powerful book, which shatters the illusion that pioneer Chinese didn't understand the American justice or court system. The book also does a good job of documenting the tax inequities that faced the Chinese until repeal of the Magnuson Act in the 60's. Taxation inequities are still with us- immigrants holding work or student visas pay disparate taxation rates, scheduled according to their country of origin. Immigrant exploitation is still prevalent. This book's themes still resonate today. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; x, 385 pages.

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Titre
In Search of Equality: The Chinese Struggle Against Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century America
Auteur
Charles J. McClain
Éditeur
University Of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Année de publication
1994
État de l'article
Fine
Jaquette
Fine
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0520083377
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780520083370
Édition
1st Edition; First Printing.

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