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Book Two Heroes of Cathay

Download or read book Two Heroes of Cathay written by Luella Miner and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wu Tingfang  1842 1922

Download or read book Wu Tingfang 1842 1922 written by Linda Pomerantz-Zhang and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1992-08-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wu Tingfang (1842-1922) was a contemporary of Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai, Hei and Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen), all of whom were involved in China's attempt at reform and modernization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During his time, Wu was a prominent political figure, participating actively in public service and political activities in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This book is a biography of Wu, and sheds considerable light on a crucial period in Chinese history.

Book In the Shadow of Liberty

Download or read book In the Shadow of Liberty written by Ana Raquel Minian and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A probing work of narrative history that reveals the hidden story of immigrant detention in the United States, deepening urgent national conversations around migration. In 2018, many Americans watched in horror as children were torn from their parents at the US-Mexico border under Trump's "family separation" policy. But as historian Ana Raquel Minian reveals in In the Shadow of Liberty, this was only the latest chapter in a saga tracing back to the 1800s—one in which immigrants to the United States have been held without recourse to their constitutional rights. Braiding together the vivid stories of four migrants seeking to escape the turmoil of their homelands for the promise of America, In the Shadow of Liberty gives this history a human face, telling the dramatic story of a Central American asylum seeker, a Cuban exile, a European war bride, and a Chinese refugee. As we travel alongside these indelible characters, In the Shadow of Liberty explores how sites of rightlessness have evolved, and what their existence has meant for our body politic. Though these "black sites" exist out of view for the average American, their reach extends into all of our lives: the explosive growth of the for-profit prison industry traces its origins to the immigrant detention system, as does the emergence of Guantanamo and the gradual unraveling of the right to bail and the presumption of innocence. Through these narratives, we see how the changing political climate surrounding immigration has played out in individual lives, and at what cost. But as these stories demonstrate, it doesn't have to be like this, and a better way might be possible.

Book Bulletin

Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Heaven in Conflict

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anthony E. Clark
  • Publisher : University of Washington Press
  • Release : 2014-12-01
  • ISBN : 0295805404
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Heaven in Conflict written by Anthony E. Clark and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most violent episodes of China’s Boxer Uprising was the Taiyuan Massacre of 1900, in which rebels killed foreign missionaries and thousands of Chinese Christians. This first sustained scholarly account of the uprising to focus on Shanxi Province illuminates the religious and cultural beliefs on both sides of the conflict and shows how they came to clash. Although Franciscans were the first Catholics to settle in China, their stories have rarely been explored in accounts of Chinese Christianity. Anthony Clark remedies that exclusion and highlights the roles of Franciscan nuns and their counterparts among the Boxers—the Red Lantern girls—to argue that women’s involvement was integral on both sides of the conflict. Drawing on rich archival records and intertwining religious history with political, cultural, and environmental factors, Clark provides a fresh perspective on a pivotal encounter between China and the West.

Book Outlook

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alfred Emanuel Smith
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1903
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1030 pages

Download or read book Outlook written by Alfred Emanuel Smith and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction  French  and German  in the Public Library of Detroit  Mich

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction French and German in the Public Library of Detroit Mich written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Missionary Herald

Download or read book The Missionary Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1828-1934 contain the Proceedings at large of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit  Mich

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit Mich written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit  Mich  Supplement

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit Mich Supplement written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: 1. 1889-1893.--2. 1894-1898.--3. 1899-1903.

Book The English Catalogue of Books

Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Book Literary World

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1902
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 616 pages

Download or read book Literary World written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Literary World

Download or read book The Literary World written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book British Books

Download or read book British Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Good Immigrants

    Book Details:
  • Author : Madeline Y. Hsu
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2015
  • ISBN : 0691176213
  • Pages : 351 pages

Download or read book The Good Immigrants written by Madeline Y. Hsu and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventionally, US immigration history has been understood through the lens of restriction and those who have been barred from getting in. In contrast, The Good Immigrants considers immigration from the perspective of Chinese elites—intellectuals, businessmen, and students—who gained entrance because of immigration exemptions. Exploring a century of Chinese migrations, Madeline Hsu looks at how the model minority characteristics of many Asian Americans resulted from US policies that screened for those with the highest credentials in the most employable fields, enhancing American economic competitiveness. The earliest US immigration restrictions targeted Chinese people but exempted students as well as individuals who might extend America's influence in China. Western-educated Chinese such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek became symbols of the US impact on China, even as they patriotically advocated for China's modernization. World War II and the rise of communism transformed Chinese students abroad into refugees, and the Cold War magnified the importance of their talent and training. As a result, Congress legislated piecemeal legal measures to enable Chinese of good standing with professional skills to become citizens. Pressures mounted to reform American discriminatory immigration laws, culminating with the 1965 Immigration Act. Filled with narratives featuring such renowned Chinese immigrants as I. M. Pei, The Good Immigrants examines the shifts in immigration laws and perceptions of cultural traits that enabled Asians to remain in the United States as exemplary, productive Americans.