This provocative history of the largest annual Chinese celebration in the United States-the Chinese New Year parade and beauty pageant in San Francisco-opens a new window onto the evolution of one Chinese American community over the second half of the twentieth century. In a vividly detailed account that incorporates many different voices and perspectives, Chiou-ling Yeh explores the origins of these public events and charts how, from their beginning in 1953, they developed as a result of Chinese business community ties with American culture, business, and politics. What emerges is a fascinating picture of how an ethnic community shaped and was shaped by transnational and national politics, economics, ethnic movements, feminism, and queer activism.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Yeh, Chiou-Ling
ISBN: 9780520253513
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.98 x 0.81
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Year: 2008

Making an American Festival: Chinese New Year in San Francisco's Chinatown

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