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.
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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