In Pursuit of Gold : Chinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West

University of Illinois Press

In Pursuit of GoldChinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West\nAuthor(s): Sue Fawn Chung\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252036286, 978-0252036286\nSynopsis\nBoth a history of an overlooked community and a well-rounded reassessment of prevailing assumptions about Chinese miners in the American West, In Pursuit of Gold brings to life in rich detail the world of turn-of-the-century mining towns in the Northwest. Sue Fawn Chung meticulously recreates the lives of Chinese immigrants, miners, merchants, and others who populated these towns and interacted amicably with their white and Native American neighbors, defying the common perception of nineteenth-century Chinese communities as insular enclaves subject to increasing prejudice and violence.\n\nWhile most research has focused on Chinese miners in California, this book is the first extensive study of Chinese experiences in the .