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Paisanos Chinos: Transpacific Politics among Chinese Immigrants in Mexico
Fredy Gonzalez
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Description for Paisanos Chinos: Transpacific Politics among Chinese Immigrants in Mexico
Paperback. Threatened by violence, Chinese Mexicans strengthened their ties to China-both Nationalist and Communist - as a means of safeguarding their presence. This book tracks Chinese Mexican transnational political activities in the wake of the anti-Chinese campaigns that crossed Mexico in 1931. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KLCM; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Paisanos Chinos tracks Chinese Mexican transnational political activities in the wake of the anti-Chinese campaigns that crossed Mexico in 1931. Threatened by violence, Chinese Mexicans strengthened their ties to China-both Nationalist and Communist-as a means of safeguarding their presence. Paisanos Chinos illustrates the ways in which transpacific ties helped Chinese Mexicans make a claim to belonging in Mexico and challenge traditional notions of Mexican identity and nationhood. From celebrating the end of World War II alongside their neighbors to carrying out an annual community pilgrimage to the Basilica de Guadalupe, Chinese Mexicans came out of the shadows to refute longstanding ... Read more
Paisanos Chinos tracks Chinese Mexican transnational political activities in the wake of the anti-Chinese campaigns that crossed Mexico in 1931. Threatened by violence, Chinese Mexicans strengthened their ties to China-both Nationalist and Communist-as a means of safeguarding their presence. Paisanos Chinos illustrates the ways in which transpacific ties helped Chinese Mexicans make a claim to belonging in Mexico and challenge traditional notions of Mexican identity and nationhood. From celebrating the end of World War II alongside their neighbors to carrying out an annual community pilgrimage to the Basilica de Guadalupe, Chinese Mexicans came out of the shadows to refute longstanding ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520290204
SKU
V9780520290204
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About Fredy Gonzalez
Fredy Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Reviews for Paisanos Chinos: Transpacific Politics among Chinese Immigrants in Mexico
Paisanos Chinos is a well-written and well-documented study of the Chinese Mexican community. With this book, Gonz lez has added new depth to our understanding of this diasporic community.
(12/01/2018)
(12/01/2018)