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

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The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America
Written by author Mae Ngai
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, September 2010
If you’re Irish American or African American or Eastern European Jewish American, there’s a rich literature to give you a sense of your family’s arrival-in-America story. Until now, that hasn’t been the case for Chinese Americans.

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Part I Strivings: (1864-1883)

1 The Lucky One 3

2 The First Rescue 14

3 Joseph and Mary 24

Part II School Days: (1884-1894)

4 "That Chinese Girl" 43

5 Chinatown's Frontier 58

Part III Native Sons And Daughters: (1895-1904)

6 Suburban Squire 71

7 Two Marriages 83

8 The Chinese Village 95

Part IV The Interpreter Class: (1905-1917)

9 Blood and Fire 119

10 In Pursuit of Smugglers 135

11 Modern Life 150

12 The Trial 161

13 "Sailors Should Go Ashore" 173

Part V Reinventions: (1917-1950)

14 The New Daughter-in-Law 189

15 Loss 201

16 Service 207

Epilogue 223

Glossary of Chinese Names 231

Acknowledgments 233

Notes 235

Index 277

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

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Harcourt

Item Number: 9780618651160

Publication Date: September 2010

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Product Description: Full Name: The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America; Short Name:The Lucky Ones

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Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross

Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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