THE LONELY QUEUE: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE COURAGEOUS CHINESE AMERICANS IN LOS ANGELES
Book ID/图书代码： 04090804B06242
English Summary/英文概要： This unprecedented pictorial history book presents the vibrant and diverse contribution of the 150 years of Chinese Americans in Los Angeles. The author worked with researchers and historians to document this remarkable history and to trace more than 200 vintage photographs, drawings and paintings depicting the struggle of making America their home. This special chronicle features a bilingual (English and Chinese) summarization of each major period of the Chinese-American experience.
Chinese Americans are the only ethnic group in the U.S. to have ever been barred from entering the country by an onerous federal immigration law lasting 61 years. They were denied the most basic privileges, including the right to own property, to testify in court against Caucasians and to become citizens. The gradual attainment of civil rights took nearly a century.
Today, we find many Chinese Americans indistinguishable from other Americans having attained great success. But many have retained aspects of their ethnic identities, and new immigrants are entering society with different cultural perspectives. They continue to make significant contributions to numerous areas of life from science and technology, to business, to the arts and politics. This spectacular book is a keepsake for every family which will be cherished for years to come.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一部首度以图文呈现的历史著作，记载了一百五十年来洛山机华裔美人在各方面的多元贡献。作者向许多学者与历史学 家咨询考证，完成了这一段动人的历史，并查找出超过两百幅反映华裔美人在美国奋斗的经典照片、素描与画作。这部特别的编年史忠事记录了华裔美人在美的经历，全书各年代都有中英双语概要。华裔美人是美国历史上唯一曾连续六十一年遭到严格的联邦移民法限制入境的族裔。华人曾被禁止拥有最基本的权利，包括无法拥有私人物业，不得在法庭上作证控诉白人，以及不得成为公民。而华人在近一个世纪的时间里，逐渐争回这些基本的公民权。今天，我们发现许多成功的华裔美人与其他美国人试无二致。实际上，他们之中许多人仍保有民族认同感，新移民也带着不同文化观点投身美国社会。华人继续在许多领域，如科学、科技、商业、艺术、政治等方面作出有意义的贡献。使部精彩的著作值得每个家庭永久纪念珍藏。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Icy Smith (Sui Bing Tang), grew up in one of Hong Kong’s poor neighborhoods. From an early age, she was self-motivated to get an education, eventually taking her to America. She is now a corporate communications professional specializing in Asian-American markets, and is very active in the Chinese community. Her profound admiration of those who came before her motivated her to write this book and to make certain the ancestors will never be forgotten.
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