The Chinese Laundryman A Study of Social Isolation |
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| Author:
| Siu, Paul C. P.
Tchen, John Kuo Wei |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-7874-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1988 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Chinese hand laundries have been a fixture of America's urban landscape for over one hundred years. This title presents a study of Chinese laundries and of those who worked in them in the United States. It looks at the life and work of Chinese hand laundry workers in Chicago.
Chinese hand laundries have been a fixture of America's urban landscape for over one hundred years. This title presents a study of Chinese laundries and of those who worked in them in the United States. It looks at the life and work of Chinese hand laundry workers in Chicago.