Chinatown : economic adaptation and ethnic identity of the Chinese

Author(s)

• Wong, Bernard P.

Bibliographic Information

Chinatown : economic adaptation and ethnic identity of the Chinese

by Bernard P. Wong

（Case studies in cultural anthropology）

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1982

Note

Bibliography: p. 109-110

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Examines the history, social organization, family life and economic activities of the Chinese in an urban environment, drawing on data gathered in field activities in New York's Chinatown. Emphasizes economic adaptation and its role in the development of ethnic identity and discusses such problems as housing, employment, youth, gangs, and aging.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA04507278
• ISBN:
  • 0030589061
• LCCN: 81020015
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 110 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : F128.9.C5
  • DC19 : 305.8/951/07471
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Chinese Americans -- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Chinese Americans -- New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions
  • LCSH : Chinese Americans -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Chinese Americans -- Economic conditions
  • LCSH : Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions
  • LCSH : New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00619848