The Chinatown Trunk Mystery: Murder, Miscegenation, and Other Dangerous Encounters in Turn-of-the-Century New York City
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691130485 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Supurb Juniper Read it for fun. Loved it! Not to academic to make a fun read. People who are interested in Chinatown should read it.. Less Than Compelling Maybe if the book had a different title or was more forthright of the contents, I would have given it four stars. But as it stands, the book is only one third about the "Mystery" and even much of that is redundant. What the book is really about is a diatribe against the way the Chinese were treated under the 'Exclusionary Act'.Lui must have spent an enormous amount of research time going through old records and
It sets a new high standard for writing about the Asian American experience."--Gregor Benton, Ethnic and Racial Studies"A magnificent social history. This book is highly recommended."--Karen J. Winner of the 2005 History Award, The Association for Asian American Studies"Lui has created a solid historical narrative through her combined use of empirical data and Chinese-language sources. Leong, The Historian. The book's graceful style, along with its vivid, engaging narratives and insightful analyses, is certain to be appreciated and enjoyed beyond the scholarly community."--Renqiu Yu, Journal of American History"Mary Ting Yi Lui's book, The Chinatown Trunk Mystery, is the per
She also examines how they provoked far-reaching skepticism about regulatory efforts to limit the social and physical mobility of Chinese immigrants and white working-class and middle-class women.Through her thorough re-examination of this notorious murder, Lui reveals in unprecedented detail how contemporary politics of race, gender, and sexuality shaped public responses to the presence of Chinese immigrants during the Chinese exclusion era.. It was a clear signal that attempts to maintain geographical and social boundaries between the city's Chinese male and white female populations had failed.When police discovered Sigel and Leon Ling's love letters, giving rise to the theory that Leon Ling killed his lover in a fit of jealous rage, this idea became even more embedded in the public consciousness. The young woman's strangled corpse was discovered inside a trunk in the midtown Manhattan apartment of her reputed former Sunday school student and lover,