Chinatown, New York: Labor and Politics, 1930-1950 - Softcover

Kwong, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565846400 ISBN 13: 9781565846401

Publisher: New Press, The, 2001

Synopsis

Now back in print, the groundbreaking history of the rise and fall of labor movements in New York's Chinatown, updated with a new introduction and epilogue.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Kwong is chair of the Asian American Studies Program at Hunter College. His previous books include The New Chinatown and Forbidden Workers (The New Press), which was a Village Voice Best Book of the Year.

Review:

A fascinating, pioneering study. -- Library Journal

A very illuminating work that we have needed for a long time. -- John King Fairbank, Emeritus Professor of History at Harvard University

A well-documented analytical work. -- International Migration Review

About this edition

• Publisher: New Press, The
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1565846400
• ISBN 13: 9781565846401
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208