The Chinese Must Go by Beth Lew-Williams - 9780674260351

The Chinese Must GoViolence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in America\nAuthor(s): Beth Lew-Williams\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Harvard University Press, United States\nImprint: Harvard University Press\nISBN-13: 9780674260351, 978-0674260351\nSynopsis\nWinner of the Ray Allen Billington Prize\nWinner of the Ellis W. Hawley Prize\nWinner of the Sally and Ken Owens Award\nWinner of the Vincent P. DeSantis Book Prize\nWinner of the Caroline Bancroft History Prize\n\nA powerful argument about racial violence that could not be more timely.\nRichard White\n\nA riveting, beautifully written accountthat foregrounds Chinese voices and experiences. A timely and important contribution to our understanding of immigration and the border.\nKarl Jacoby, author of Shadows at Dawn\n\nIn 1885, following the massacre of Chinese miners in Wyoming Territory, communities throughout California and the Pacific Northwest harassed, assaulted, and expelled thousands of Chinese immigrants. The Chine