{"product_id":"chinese-in-minnesota-paperback","title":"Chinese in Minnesota - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherri Gebert Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Holm\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise history of Chinese in Minnesota, including immigration patterns, cultural and social organizations, businesses, politics, education, and family life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMinnesota's first Chinese settlers, fleeing racial violence in California, established scores of businesses after they arrived in the late 1870s. Newspapers eagerly published reports of their activities, including New Year's festivities, marriages, and restaurant and laundry openings. Beginning in 1882 federal laws banning Chinese immigration and denying citizenship put particular pressure on the community. Sherri Gebert Fuller relates the story of the Chinese from these early days to the 1960s, when a new wave of immigrants, including students, businessmen, and professionals from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, began to bring new energy and issues to the community and a flourishing of ties between Minnesota and China.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherri Bebert Fuller is the Director of Corporate and Foundation Support for the Minnesota Historical Society. She was the co-curator of the MHS exhibit The Chinese American Experience in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 101\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9.02 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722224832575,"sku":"9780873514705","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/54a8e24ad6634c925b05d406d9bcdb05.webp?v=1765095038","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chinese-in-minnesota-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}