Chinese Cubans: A Transnational History
KATHLEEN LÓPEZ
Series: Envisioning CubaCopyright Date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.5149/9781469607146_lpez
Published by: University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 352
https://www.book2look.com/book/CokcXYllzJ
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Contents
Note on Names and Terminology ix
Introduction: A Transnational History 1
1. FROM INDENTURED TO FREE
1. Coolies 15
2. Free Laborers 54
3. Families and Communities 82
11. MIGRANTS BETWEEN EMPIRES AND NATIONS
4. Freedom Fighters 117
5. Yellow Peril 144
III. TRANSNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BELONGING
6. Transnational Connections 165
7. Chinese and Cubanidad 190
8. Revolution and Remigration 221
Epilogue 237
Chinese Character Glossary 253
Notes 257
Bibliography 299
Acknowledgments 317
Index 321
In the mid-nineteenth century, Cuba's infamous "coolie" trade brought well over 100,000 Chinese indentured laborers to its shores. Though subjected to abominable conditions, they were followed during subsequent decades by smaller numbers of merchants, craftsmen, and free migrants searching for better lives far from home. In a comprehensive, vibrant history that draws deeply on Chinese- and Spanish-language sources in both China and Cuba, Kathleen López explores the transition of the Chinese from indentured to free migrants, the formation of transnational communities, and the eventual incorporation of the Chinese into the Cuban citizenry during the first half of the twentieth century.
Chinese Cubans shows how Chinese migration, intermarriage, and assimilation are central to Cuban history and national identity during a key period of transition from slave to wage labor and from colony to nation. On a broader level, López draws out implications for issues of race, national identity, and transnational migration, especially along the Pacific rim.
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Review
"Chinese Cubans is the most comprehensive history of the Chinese in Cuba and in extremely insightful. Scholars interested in Cuba, the Chinese diaspora, immigration, race and ethnicity, and related topic will definitely want to read this book." -- Journal of Caribbean Studies
"Chinese Cubans is necessary reading for Latin American, Caribbean, East Asian Latino, and Asian American historians. Because the writing is clear and free from unnecessary jargon, this book would also be useful and rewarding for the educated general public." -- Hispanic American Historical Review
"Chinese Cubans is the most comprehensive history of the Chinese in Cuba and in extremely insightful. Scholars interested in Cuba, the Chinese diaspora, immigration, race and ethnicity, and related topic will definitely want to read this book." -- Journal of Caribbean Studies
"A finely researched study...Fills a gaping need in several fields." -- New West Indian Guide
"Copiously referenced and gracefully written. . . . It will no doubt leave its mark on many literatures." -- Journal of Latin American Geography
"Long overdue....A welcome contribution to both Chinese and regional studies as well as transnational history." -- Journal of Latin American Studies
"This history is both well told and worth knowing about. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." -- CHOICE
"Chinese Cubans is necessary reading for Latin American, Caribbean, East Asian Latino, and Asian American historians. Because the writing is clear and free from unnecessary jargon, this book would also be useful and rewarding for the educated general public." -- Hispanic American Historical Review
"A finely researched study...Fills a gaping need in several fields." -- New West Indian Guide
"Copiously referenced and gracefully written. . . . It will no doubt leave its mark on many literatures." -- Journal of Latin American Geography
"Long overdue....A welcome contribution to both Chinese and regional studies as well as transnational history." -- Journal of Latin American Studies
"This history is both well told and worth knowing about. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." -- CHOICE
From the Back Cover
In the mid-nineteenth century, Cuba's infamous "coolie" trade brought well over 100,000 Chinese indentured laborers to its shores. Though subjected to abominable conditions, they were followed during subsequent decades by smaller numbers of merchants, craftsmen, and free migrants searching for better lives far from home. In a comprehensive, vibrant history that draws deeply on Chinese- and Spanish-language sources in both China and Cuba, Kathleen Lopez explores the transition of the Chinese from indentured to free migrants, the formation of transnational communities, and the eventual incorporation of the Chinese into the Cuban citizenry during the first half of the twentieth century.
About the Author
Kathleen M. López is assistant professor of history and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Publication date : 10 June 2013
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Aymara de Cardenas
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, great book
Reviewed in the United States on 29 April 2018
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This is a highly fascinating book that is a must read for any Cuban and those interested in the Chinese migration in the Americas. It shows tremendous efforts of investigation and is impeccably written. Great, great book!
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Boobie
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in the United States on 4 November 2019
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Great research - very readable
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars a great surprise, my grandfather was mentioned in this book
Reviewed in the United States on 9 March 2018
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I read something, a great surprise, my grandfather was mentioned in this book. Also the suffering of the Chinese that went to Cuba and were abused and cheated. Sad experiences for all of them.
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DMCorrales
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on 10 September 2018
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Well documented and well written historical and cultural history.
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victorian girl
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 9 August 2017
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it was very informative, a must for those studying or researching the history of Chinese immigrants.
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