The Changing Face of Chinese in America
21 Feb 2013 6:30 pm
21 Feb 2013 8:00 pm
A presentation at the Seal Beach International Friendship Association that examines the historical conditions and factors affecting the definition of who belongs to the category, "Chinese Americans." Description of this increasingly complex category and discussion of some implications of this change.
A Chinese Buffet will precede the talk for $15 for nonmembers, $12 for Members. $10 for students under 21. RSVP by Feb. 17: Claire (562) 431-5414. Seating is limited.
Enter at North Entrance after Main Library is closed; Use Street Parking If Library Lot is Full.
Location:
Seal Beach Library, 707 Electric
City:
Seal Beach
State:
CA
… a significant contribution to the history of Chinese laundries…best told by someone like Jung who experienced a ‘laundry life,’ and understands its psychological impact on the Chinese laundrymen and their families...
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—Murray K. Lee, Curator, San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
About John
Born in Macon, Georgia, where his immigrant parents from China, the only Chinese in the city, owned a laundry. After moving to California, he majored in psychology at U. C. Berkeley and went on to earn a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Author of several...
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