1. Contemporary Chinese American Population: The Documented and the Invisible

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration xiii
5. Introduction: Rethinking Chinese America 1
6. 1. Contemporary Chinese American Population: The Documented and the Invisible 17
7. 2. Drawing Lines of Class Distinction 39
8. 3. “Serve the People”: The Ethnic Economy 74
9. 4. The “Spirit of Changle”: Constructing a Regional Identity 102
10. 5. Surviving Poverty in an Ethnic Social Hierarchy 132
11. Conclusion: Inclusion or Exclusion? 160
12. Notes 167
13. Selected Bibliography 185
14. Index 193