Enduring Hardship - The Chinese Laundry in Canada (Paperback, New)


Faced with discrimination, early Chinese immigrants had little choice but to create their own economic niche in Canada. From the turn of the twentieth century into the 1950s, generations of Chinese immigrants toiled as laundry workers. This book poignantly describes why the Chinese laundry remains a symbol of hard work, sacrifice and enduring hardship.

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Faced with discrimination, early Chinese immigrants had little choice but to create their own economic niche in Canada. From the turn of the twentieth century into the 1950s, generations of Chinese immigrants toiled as laundry workers. This book poignantly describes why the Chinese laundry remains a symbol of hard work, sacrifice and enduring hardship.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Canadian Museum of History

Country of origin

United States

Series

Mercury Series, Cultural Studies Paper, 76

Release date

2004

Availability

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First published

2003

Authors

Dimensions

241 x 174 x 6mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

94

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-660-19078-5

Barcode

9780660190785

Categories

LSN

0-660-19078-8



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