Excluded Wife
| Author | : Yuen-fong Woon |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773517301 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773517308 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (308 Downloads) |
Download or read book Excluded Wife written by Yuen-fong Woon and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interviews with Chinese women affected by the 1923 Canadian Chinese Immigration (Exclusion) Act, which prohibited families of Chinese laborers in Canada from joining them, Woon (Pacific and Asian studies, U. of Victoria) narrates a fictitious tale illustrating why conditions in rural South China propelled many refugees to flee to Vancouver via Hong Kong to endure a racist, alien culture. The glossary includes terms such as "grass widow," a married woman whose husband lives elsewhere permanently. No index. Canadian card order number: C98-900372-8. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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