The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America - 7165

If youâ re Irish American or African American or Eastern European Jewish American, thereâ s a rich literature to give you a sense of your familyâ s arrival-in-America story. Until now, that hasnâ t been the case for Chinese Americans. Â From noted historian Mae Ngai, The Lucky Ones uncovers the three-generational saga of the Tape family. Itâ s a sweeping story centered on patriarch Jeu Dipâ s (Joseph Tapeâ s) self-invention as an immigration broker in postâ gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco, and the extraordinary rise it enables. Ngaiâ s portrayal of the Tapes as the first of a brand-new social typeâ middle-class Chinese Americans, with touring cars, hunting dogs, and society weddings to broadcast itâ will astonish. Â Again and again, Tape family history illuminates American history. Seven-year-old Mamie Tape attempts to integrate California schools, resulting in the landmark 1885 Tape v. Hurley. The familyâ s intimate involvement in the 1904 St. Louis Worldâ s Fair reveals how the Chinese American culture brokers essentially invented Chinatownâ and so Chinese cultureâ for American audiences. Finally, Mae Ngai reveals aspectsâ timely, haunting, and hopefulâ of the lasting legacy of the immigrant experience for all Americans.
ASIN: 0618651160
VSKU: LFV.0618651160.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Ngai, Mae
Binding: Hardcover