Chinese St Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community

by Ping Linghu and Huping Ling

Book Overview

Chinese St. Louis offers the first empirical study of a Midwestern Chinese American community from its nineteenth-century origins to the present. As in many cities, Chinese newcomers were soon segregated in an enclave; in St. Louis the enclave was called "Hop Alley." Huping Ling shows how, over time, the community grew and dispersed until it was no longer marked by physical boundaries. She argues that the St. Louis experience departs from the standard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592130399
• ISBN13: 9781592130399
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"