Chinese Gaming in the Nineteenth-Century American West: An Ethnic and Cultural Reassessment.

Re-analysis of archaeological museum collections can offer valuable insights into the significance of Chinese gaming in understanding Chinese ethnic identity in Nevada during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Utilizing archaeological material from four Northern Nevada sites (Lovelock Chinatown, Island Mountain, Yeong Wo Mercantile and 90 H Block), it can be determined whether or not Chinese gaming activities were taking place in Nevada and if they were using traditional gaming as a way to reinforce their own ethnic group identities.

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Degree

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Jolly, Elyse M.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hardesty, Donald L.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Hattori, Eugene
• Curcio, Linda

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright(All Rights Reserved)

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11714/3547

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarwolf.unr.edu:11714/3547