Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong

Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong /

During the nineteenth century tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Drawn initially by the gold rush, they took with them skills and goods and a view of the world which, though still Chinese, was transformed by their long journeys ba...

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Main Author: Sinn, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2013
Subjects:
Chinese > Foreign countries.
Chinese > California > History.
Gold mines and mining > California > History > 19th century.
Hong Kong (China) > Commerce > History.
Hong Kong (China) > Economic conditions.
Hong Kong (China) > Emigration and immigration.
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