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The Lucky Ones One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America 1st Edition by Mae M Ngai ISBN 1400845033 9781400845033

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Author(s): Mae M. Ngai
ISBN(s): 9781400845033, 1400845033
File Details: PDF, 9.88 MB
Year: 2012
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1400845033 
ISBN 13: 9781400845033
Author: Mae M Ngai

The Lucky Ones uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. Mae Ngai paints a fascinating picture of how the role of immigration broker allowed patriarch Jeu Dip (Joseph Tape) to both protest and profit from discrimination, and of the Tapes as the first of a new social type–middle-class Chinese Americans. Tape family history illuminates American history. Seven-year-old Mamie attempts to integrate California schools, resulting in the landmark 1885 case Tape v. Hurley. The family’s intimate involvement in the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair reveals how Chinese American brokers essentially invented Chinatown, and so Chinese culture, for American audiences. Finally, The Lucky Ones reveals aspects–timely, haunting, and hopeful–of the lasting legacy of the immigrant experience for all Americans. This expanded edition features a new preface and a selection of historical documents from the Chinese exclusion era that forms the backdrop to the Tape family’s story.

The Lucky Ones One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Strivings

  1. The Lucky One
    Introduction to the central character or theme, highlighting an event of luck or fortune.

  2. The First Rescue
    A story of an early rescue or pivotal moment of help or survival.

  3. Joseph and Mary
    A reference to key figures, possibly allegorical, symbolizing a moment of personal or familial significance.

Part II: School Days

  1. “That Chinese Girl”
    A focus on racial or ethnic identity during formative years, likely exploring the challenges faced by a Chinese individual in a school or community setting.

  2. Chinatown’s Frontier
    The development of Chinatown as a space of culture, community, and possibly conflict during a transformative period.

Part III: Native Sons and Daughters

  1. Suburban Squire
    Reflecting a shift toward suburban life, possibly examining the complexities of moving from a traditionally ethnic enclave to a broader American society.

  2. Two Marriages
    A focus on marriage, perhaps highlighting different cultural or personal dynamics at play.

  3. The Chinese Village
    An exploration of Chinatown or a rural Chinese immigrant community, emphasizing its values, struggles, and way of life.

Part IV: The Interpreter Class

  1. Blood and Fire
    A dramatic or intense chapter dealing with conflict, possibly related to ethnic tensions, war, or family struggle.

  2. In Pursuit of Smugglers
    A narrative that may involve law enforcement, smuggling, or the challenges of being caught between two cultures.

  3. Modern Life
    Reflections on the integration of modernity into traditional life, possibly dealing with the clash of cultures or the evolution of the community.

  4. The Trial
    A significant event where a character or family undergoes a personal or legal trial, possibly addressing discrimination or societal injustice.

  5. “Sailors Should Go Ashore”
    A story perhaps focusing on interactions between Chinese immigrants and other communities, or issues involving social integration.

Part V: Reinventions

  1. The New Daughter-in-Law
    A family narrative, possibly focusing on generational change, expectations, and adaptation to new societal roles.

  2. Loss
    A reflective chapter dealing with grief, loss, and perhaps the cost of assimilation or personal sacrifice.

  3. Service
    The final chapter may explore themes of legacy, duty, and service to family or community, focusing on the ways the character adapts and contributes to society.

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