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Mar, Lisa Rose.

Brokering belonging Chinese in Canada's exclusion era, 1885-1945 / [electronic resource] : by Lisa Rose Mar. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xi, 230 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title traces several generations of Chinese 'brokers,' ethnic leaders who acted as intermediaries between the Chinese and Anglo worlds of Canada. By reinserting Chinese back into mainstream politics, this book alters common understandings of how legally 'alien' groups' helped create modern immigrant nations.

ISBN: 9780199866533 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chinese--History--British Columbia--Vancouver--19th century.
Chinese--History--British Columbia--Vancouver--20th century.
Immigrants--History.--British Columbia--Vancouver
Chinese--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--Canada
Emigration and immigration law--History.--Canada
Chinese--Politics and government.--British Columbia--Vancouver
Brokers--History.--British Columbia--Vancouver
Civic leaders--History.--British Columbia--Vancouver
Community life--History.--British Columbia--Vancouver

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Vancouver (B.C.)--Ethnic relations.

LC Class. No.: F1089.5.V22

Dewey Class. No.: 305.8009711