Strangers in the City: The Atlanta Chinese, Their Community and Stories of Their Lives
- ISBN-10
- 1136543031
- ISBN-13
- 9781136543036
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-03-31
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Jianli Zhao
Description
Based largely on interviews from residents of Atlanta's Chinese community, this book provides new insights on the rise of Asian communities in the Southeast United States since the US immigration policy changes in 1965.
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- 2002-11-01
- 304 pages
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- Stanford University Press
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- 2002
- 254 pages
- Paperback
- Psychology Press
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- 2001
- 286 pages
- Paperback
- Stanford University Press
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