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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Chinese Immigration"”.
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Free Chinese immigration to South Africa in the twentieth century: survival and opportunity
This thesis focuses on the Chinese free immigrants to South Africa from 1904 to the present. It charts the volume and flow of Chinese immigrants, as well as the relationship between different groups of Chinese immigrants and the relationship between Chinese immigrants and local communities where …
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From the Central Kingdom to the Gold Mountain: Chinese Immigration to the United States (1820-1943)
… countries; affected the formation of the U.S. immigration policy, which prompted the Chinese immigrants to use social networks to fight hard against the discriminatory immigration policy and changed the pattern of Chinese immigration. In a word, the penetration of the world capitalist economy …
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Race, Immigration, and a Change of Heart: A History of the San Francisco Chinatown
… subsequent fire affected the local Chinatown and Chinese immigration as a whole. It focuses on communities from the Pearl River Delta of southern China, their motivations for emigration, the industries they found employment in, and the racially charged legislation they had to contend with. By 1902 …
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China-born migration to South Australia: population and labour force implications.
Chinese migration to Australia has a long history and had an important influence on Australian development. However, the last decade has seen an unprecedented increase not only in the scale of migration from China to Australia but also in its impact on the Australian economy and society. This …
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A Portrait of Chinese Americans: From the Perspective of Assimilation
… United States has been shaped by four waves of immigration, and unlike previous waves, in the past 50 years immigrants have come from Latin America and Asia more than other regions of the world. Chinese immigration is the focus of this thesis. Chinese people have been present in this society …
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Ethnic minority churches: The case of the Canadian Chinese Christian churches in Ottawa.
… which have contributed to the rise of the Chinese Christian community in Canada, and more specifically the capital region, and the kind of religious life that evolved within that community. The author draws on extensive fieldwork, offers insights into the beliefs and practices of this …
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Stranged marriages : unconventional matrimony in western American fiction.
… of African American slaves and rising Chinese immigration, the brazen flouting of federal legislation by Mormon polygamists, a rising divorce rate and declining birth rate among the social elite, and the challenging of traditional gender roles as a result of women's rights movements. …
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Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance and Identity Construction: Investigation of the Family Language Policy of Chinese Immigrant Families in New Zealand
This study attempts to shed light on Chinese heritage language (CHL) maintenance and identity construction in Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand by investigating the implementation of family language policy (FLP) and the sequential outcomes of CHL competency. Accordingly, it provides …
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Russia’s 2012 Concept of Migration Policy:Are Chinese immigrants a solution to the Russian Far East’s demographic problems?
… in the Russian Far East and the potential for Chinese immigrants to mediate the demographic problems of the region. The literature on replacement migration suggests that policies increasing the flow of immigrants into Russia may be able to stabilize the country’s population, but will be unable …
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Chinatown: Place and Memory, A Case Study of St. Louis' Chinatown
… the traditions, culture and language of the Chinese community. The Chinese in particular, and the Asian community in general, have often been viewed as the modern ethnic success story, of managing to achieve success through hard work and dedication. In an article in <em>St Louis …
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The making of White Australia: Ruling class agendas, 1876-1888
… class agendas behind the decisions to exclude Chinese immigrants, and severely limit the use of indentured “coloured labour”. ...
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The making of White Australia: Ruling class agendas, 1876-1888
… class agendas behind the decisions to exclude Chinese immigrants, and severely limit the use of indentured “coloured labour”. ...