Chinese American Transnational Politics
by Lai, Him Mark; Hsu, Madeline Y.; Daniels, RogerFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-15
Publisher(s): Univ of Illinois Pr
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Summary
This stunning collection of essays by the preeminent scholar of Chinese American history gathers Him Mark Lai's most vital contributions in tracing the sensitive history of Chinese political activism. Lai traces the shadowy history of Chinese leftism and the role of the Kuomintang of China in influencing affairs in America. With precision and insight, these essays penetrate the overly politicized portrayals of a history shaped by global alliances and enmities and the hard intolerance of the Cold War era. Drawing on Chinese- and English-language sources and echoing the strong loyalties and mobility of the activists and idealists he depicts, Lai delivers the most comprehensive treatment of Chinese transnational politics to date.
Author Biography
Known as "the dean of Chinese American studies." Him Mark Lai (1925-2009) was an independent historian and an adjunct professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University. His influential works included Becoming Chinese American: A History of Communities and Institutions.
Madeline Y. Hsu is an associate professor of history and the director of the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
Madeline Y. Hsu is an associate professor of history and the director of the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction: Him Mark Lai and the Politics of Chinese America | p. 1 |
| China and the Chinese American Community: The Political Dimension | p. 9 |
| Anarchism, Communism, and China's Nationalist Revolution | p. 53 |
| Organizing the Community: Communists during the Great Depression | p. 77 |
| The War of Resistance against Japan | p. 100 |
| The Birth of a New China | p. 123 |
| Notes | p. 155 |
| Glossary of Chinese Characters | p. 219 |
| Bibliography of Published Works of Him Mark Lai, 1967-2008 | p. 239 |
| Selected English-Language Readings on Chinese American History | p. 251 |
| Index | p. 255 |
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