2011, ISBN: 9781456413668

Voices of the Second Wave: Paperback: Createspace: 9781456413668: 20 May 2011: Many Americans know about the "first wave" of Chinese immigrants, who worked on the railroads, mined for gol… More...

Voices of the Second Wave: Paperback: Createspace: 9781456413668: 20 May 2011: Many Americans know about the "first wave" of Chinese immigrants, who worked on the railroads, mined for gold, and built Chinatowns. Less known is the "second wave" - most of whom came to the U.S. as students in the 1950s and 1960s, spoke Mandarin, and earned advanced degrees. Although most found professional jobs, they were cut off from their native country and worried about relatives left behind after the. Many Americans know about the "first wave" of Chinese immigrants, who worked on the railroads, mined for gold, and built Chinatowns. Less known is the "second wave" - most of whom came to the U.S. as students in the 1950s and 1960s, spoke Mandarin, and earned advanced degrees. Although most found professional jobs, they were cut off from their native country and worried about relatives left behind after the revolution. This ground-breaking book collects the bittersweet stories of 35 people from this "second wave" generation of Chinese Americans, who tell about their lives in their own voices. Hard-bound versions of this book will be available by July 1. Contact East West Insights to order. Biography: General, , , , Voices of the Second Wave, Dori Jones Yang, 9781456413668, Createspace, , , , ,<

ISBN: 9781456413668

Many Americans know about the first wave of Chinese immigrants, who worked on the railroads, mined for gold, and built Chinatowns. Less known is the second wave -- most of whom came to th… More...

Many Americans know about the first wave of Chinese immigrants, who worked on the railroads, mined for gold, and built Chinatowns. Less known is the second wave -- most of whom came to the U.S. as students in the 1950s and 1960s, spoke Mandarin, and earned advanced degrees. Although most found professional jobs, they were cut off from their native country and worried about relatives left behind after the revolution. This ground-breaking book collects the bittersweet stories of 35 people from this second wave generation of Chinese Americans, who tell about their lives in their own voices. Hard-bound versions of this book will be available by July 1. Contact East West Insights to order. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Biography>Biography Other>Biography Other, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<