The Lonely Queue: The Forgotten History of the Courageous Chinese Americans in Los Angeles - Hardcover

Smith, Icy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970165412 ISBN 13: 9780970165411

Publisher: East West Discovery Press, 2001

Synopsis

As the 2002 Clarion Award Winner, "The Lonely Queue" is an unprecedented history book which presents the vibrant and diverse contribution of the 150 years of Chinese Americans in the Greater Los Angeles area. It features bilingual text (English and Chinese) with hundreds of vintage photographs, and personal memories depicting the struggle of Chinese Americans making America their home. It uncovers many hidden and nearly forgotten historical accounts that have been absent from history books and the general public knowledge. The book is a recommended reading title for the California and American history curricula.

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About the Author

Icy Smith is the award-winning author of many acclaimed historical fiction and nonfiction books, including Three Years and Eight Months, Half Spoon of Rice, Mei Ling in China City, and Mystery of the Giant Masks of Sanxingdui.

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The Lonely Queue

The forgotten history of the courageous Chinese Americans in Los Angeles

This unprecedented pictorial history book presents the vibrant and diverse contribution of the 150 years of Chinese Americans in Los Angeles. The author worked with researchers and historians to document this remarkable history and to trace more than 200 vintage photographs, drawings and paintings depicting the struggle of making America their home. This special chronicle features a bilingual (English and Chinese) summarization of each major period of the Chinese-American experience.

Chinese Americans are the only ethnic group in the U.S. to have ever been barred from entering the country by an onerous federal immigration law lasting 61 years. They were being denied the most basic privileges, including the right to own property, to testify in court against Caucasians and to become citizens. The gradual attainment of civil rights took nearly a century.

Today, we find many Chinese Americans indistinguishable from other Americans having attained great success. But many have retained aspects of their ethnic identities, and new immigrants are entering society with different cultural perspectives. They continue to make significant contributions to numerous areas of life from science and technology, to business, to the arts and politics. This spectacular book is a keepsake for every family which will be cherished for years to come.

Edition details

• Publisher: East West Discovery Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0970165412
• ISBN 13: 9780970165411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208