Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. A Note on Translation and Terminology xvii
6. Introduction: Rethinking Chinese Chicago 1
7. 1. Searching for Roots of a Transnational Community 12
8. 2. Locating Chinatown, 1870s–1910s 24
9. 3. Operating Transnational Businesses, 1880s–1930s 58
10. 4. Living Transnational Lives, 1880s–1930s 98
11. 5. Bridging the Two Worlds: Community Organizations, 1870s–1945 132
12. 6. Connecting the Two Worlds: Chinese Students and Intellectuals, 1920s–2010s 172
13. 7. Diverging and Converging Transnational Communities, 1945–2010s 205
14. Epilogue: The “Hollow Center Phenomenon” and the Future of Transnational Migration 242
15. Notes 249
16. Bibliography 279
17. Index 307