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Smuggled Chinese : clandestine immigration to the United States / Ko-lin Chin ; foreword by Douglas S. Massey.

Title
Smuggled Chinese : clandestine immigration to the United States / Ko-lin Chin ; foreword by Douglas S. Massey.
Author
Chin, Ko-lin
Publication
Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors
Massey, Douglas S.
Description
xx, 221 pages : map; 24 cm
Summary
Based on interviews with 300 illegal immigrants, most of whom live in New York's Chinatown, as well as smugglers in various countries, discusses the immigrants' reasons for leaving China, their methods, and their lives in the United States.
Series Statement
Asian American history and culture
Uniform Title
Asian American history and culture
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
In search of the American dream -- In search of the beautiful country -- The social organization of human smuggling -- The air route -- The sea route -- The land route -- Safe houses -- Life in the Mountain of Gold -- Stemming the tide.
ISBN
  • 1566397324
  • 9781566397322
  • 1566397332
  • 9781566397339
LCCN
99036086
OCLC
  • 41612406
  • SCSB-10377022
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library