The transnational history of a Chinese family immigrant letters, family business, and reverse migration /

Liu, Haiming, 1953-

The transnational history of a Chinese family immigrant letters, family business, and reverse migration / [electronic resource] : Haiming Liu. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. - 257 p. [8] leaves of plates : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index.

Origins of the Chang family -- Yitang as a merchant immigrant -- Herbal medicine as a transplanted culture -- Between troubled home and racist America -- Asparagus farming as family business -- Education as a family agenda -- China as a cultural home.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Chang family.


Chinese Americans--California--Biography.


California--Emigration and immigration--History.
China--Emigration and immigration--History.


Electronic books.

F870.C5 / L58 2005

304.8/73051/0922