Sweet Cakes, Long Journey: The Chinatowns of Portland, Oregon

by Marie Rose Wong

Around the turn of the twentieth century, and for decades thereafter, Oregon had the second largest Chinese population in the United States. In terms of geographical coverage, Portland's two Chinatowns (one an urban area of brick commercial structures, one a vegetable-gardening community of shanty dwellings) were the largest in all of North America.

Marie Rose Wong chronicles the history of Portland's Chinatowns from their early beginnings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295983833
• ISBN13: 9780295983837
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Very Good!

This has got to be the most in-depth book on the creation of a Chinatown (or any neighborhood for that matter) in the United States. Anyone interested in community development, the Asian American experience, or Chinese immigration to the U.S. should read this book. Very good black and white photos, maps, and reproductions of old documents.