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Chinese Americans and the Politics of Race and Culture

April 30, 2013Book Recommendation 好书推荐, Chinese Overseas 海外华人Luo Biming

Editor ：Sucheng Chan and Madeline Y.Hsu

Publisher ：Temple University Press

Publishing Year ：2008

Call Number ：E184.C5 C539aa

Introduction ：

This book provides a collection of essays showing how Chinese Americans fromed their culture under the cultural and political environment of the United States since 1980s. Sucheng Chan and Madeline Y.Hsu explored the trends of cultural history ascendance and rapidly developing gloalization influencing humanities and social science disciplines by discussing various issues including immigration and ethnic studies. They showed their understanding on the definition of culture and its relation with politics while proving examples reflecting the contradictions between Chinese Americans and Anti-Chinese groups.

《遭遇美国——陈燕妮采访录：50个中国人的美国经历》

April 26, 2013Book Recommendation 好书推荐Luo Biming

作者：陈燕妮

出版社：中国社会出版社

年份：1997

索书号：E184.C5 C518y

介绍：

这本书以录音笔记的形式记录了50个中国的名人上个世纪在美国的经历和感触，辅以作者的介绍和思考，折射出华人在美国生存的困难、挣扎、奋斗和成就。从这些个体的回忆中，读者也能强烈地感受到中美两国的不同，从更深刻真实的角度上理解华人在海外的生存状态。

Chinese-American Workers: Past & Present

April 23, 2013Book Recommendation 好书推荐, Chinese Overseas 海外华人, Library Resoures 馆藏资源Luo Biming

Call Number: E184.C5 C539w

Brief Introduction: This is an anthology of articles which paints a picture of the day to day lives of Chinese working people in the United States. This is presented by the Staff of Getting Together, which was founded in 1970, by Wor Kuen. The articles in this anthology is well organised into five general sections: History, Present Conditions, Women, Youth and Culture, which aims in answering questions like the reasons of Chinese people moved to America and continued to labour in the country inspite of all the hardship and suffering, exploitation and discrimination.