出版社: Viking Childrens Books
副标题: A Narrative History
出版年: 2003-10-11
页数: 448
定价: $29.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780670031238
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Iris Chang made headlines in 1997 with the publication of The Rape of Nanking-a meticulously researched and brilliantly rendered examination of the sacking of that great city by the Japanese during World War II. Many readers of The Rape of Nanking responded to its themes of the fight for justice and the assertion of cultural identity-themes Chang expands upon in her new book.
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Iris Chang made headlines in 1997 with the publication of The Rape of Nanking-a meticulously researched and brilliantly rendered examination of the sacking of that great city by the Japanese during World War II. Many readers of The Rape of Nanking responded to its themes of the fight for justice and the assertion of cultural identity-themes Chang expands upon in her new book.
Chang, the daughter of second-wave Chinese immigrants, has written an extraordinary narrative that encompasses the entire history of one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States, an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day. Chang takes a fresh look at what it means to be an American and draws a complex portrait of the many accomplishments of the Chinese in their adopted country, from building the transcontinental railroad to major scientific and technological advances. A sensitive, deeply moving story of individuals whose lives have shaped and been shaped by this history, The Chinese in America is a saga of raw human tenacity and a testament to the determination of a people to forge an identity and destiny in a strange land.
Chang is the author of the best-selling Rape of Nanking (1997), a very disturbing but well-prepared and necessary account of the sacking of that important Chinese city by the Japanese army in the late 1930s. Her writerly acumen is again in evidence in her latest book, which, in her words, tells an epic story--and, indeed, it is shown to be exactly that. Her purview is wide: the immigration of Chinese people to the U.S. from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Chinese immigration falls naturally into three waves: those who came here to be laborers during the days of the California gold rush and the building of the transcontinental railroad, those who came to escape the 1949 Communist takeover, and those who came in the 1980s and 1990s as relations between China and the U.S. eased somewhat. The reasons why the Chinese came to the U.S. are only half the story; the other half consists of what they did here and how they were received. But this is not just a bland narration of events. Chang threads personal stories of individuals she came across in her research into her book, making it a much more human account. A final chapter looks at possible future definitions of racial identity. This is history at its most dramatic and relevant, and the book deserves all the attention it undoubtedly will receive.
Brad Hooper
In this outstanding study of the Chinese-American community, the author surpasses even the high level of her bestselling Rape of Nanking. The first significant Chinese immigration to the United States came in the 1850s, when refugees from the Taiping War and rural poverty heard of "the Golden Mountain" across the Pacific. They reached California, and few returned home, but the universally acknowledged hard work of those who stayed and survived founded a great deal more than the restaurants and laundries that formed the commercial core-they founded a new community. Chinese immigrants building the Central Pacific Railroad used their knowledge of explosives to excavate tunnels (and discourage Irish harassment). Chinese workers also married within the Irish community, spread across America and survived even the racist Chinese Exclusion Act of 1880, which lost much of its impact when San Francisco's birth records were destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906 and no one could prove that a person of Chinese descent was not native born. Chang finds 20th-century Chinese-Americans navigating a rocky road between identity and assimilation, surviving new waves of immigrants from a troubled China and more recently from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Many Chinese millionaires maintain homes on both sides of the Pacific, while "parachute children" (Chinese teenagers living independently in America) are a significant phenomenon. And plain old-fashioned racism is not dead-Jerry Yang founded Yahoo!, but scientist Wen Ho Lee was, according to Chang, persecuted as much for being Chinese as for anything else. Chang's even, nuanced and expertly researched narrative evinces deep admiration for Chinese America, with good reason.
Iris Chang, author of Thread of the Silkworm as well as The Rape of Nanking, is the recipient of the MacArthur Foundation's Program on Peace and International Cooperation Award as well as the Woman of the Year Award from the Organization of Chinese Americans.
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张纯如 作者
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作者簡介
張純如
伊利諾大學厄巴納-香檳分校新聞學學士,曾短暫於芝加哥當過記者,後來獲頒約翰.霍普金斯大學寫作研習計畫獎學金,前往該校深造,取得碩士學位。她的第一本書《蠶絲︰錢學森傳》(Thread of the Silkworm, 1996)為向來有「中華人民共和國導彈之父」的錢學森立傳。第二本著作《被遺忘的大屠殺:1937南京浩劫》(The Rape of Nanking, 1997)是國際暢銷書,該書重新檢視了二戰戰史中最慘無人道的一頁紀錄。《美國華人史》(The Chinese in America, 2003)是她第三本也是最後一本著作,她在書中試圖勾勒出華人在美國留下的150年壯闊史詩。張純如是美國年輕史家中的佼佼者,曾獲得許多殊榮,包括麥克阿瑟基金會的「和平與國際合作計畫」獎、華裔美國人組織(Organization of Chines...
作者簡介
張純如
伊利諾大學厄巴納-香檳分校新聞學學士,曾短暫於芝加哥當過記者,後來獲頒約翰.霍普金斯大學寫作研習計畫獎學金,前往該校深造,取得碩士學位。她的第一本書《蠶絲︰錢學森傳》(Thread of the Silkworm, 1996)為向來有「中華人民共和國導彈之父」的錢學森立傳。第二本著作《被遺忘的大屠殺:1937南京浩劫》(The Rape of Nanking, 1997)是國際暢銷書,該書重新檢視了二戰戰史中最慘無人道的一頁紀錄。《美國華人史》(The Chinese in America, 2003)是她第三本也是最後一本著作,她在書中試圖勾勒出華人在美國留下的150年壯闊史詩。張純如是美國年輕史家中的佼佼者,曾獲得許多殊榮,包括麥克阿瑟基金會的「和平與國際合作計畫」獎、華裔美國人組織(Organization of Chinese Americans)頒發的年度女性獎,以及俄亥俄州伍斯特學院(College of Wooster)與加州州立大學海沃德(Hayward)分校的榮譽博士學位。她的許多作品發表於《新聞週刊》、《紐約時報》、《洛杉磯時報》等,曾多次獲電視與廣播節目專訪,並受邀前往各地演說。張純如已於2004年11月離世。
譯者簡介
陳榮彬
臺大翻譯碩士學程專任助理教授,並長期為臺大臺文所開課,研究興趣主要為文學翻譯以及現代華語小說英譯史。著有《危險的友誼:超譯費茲傑羅與海明威》(南方家園)。曾以《繪畫與眼淚》、《血之祕史》與《我們的河》三度獲得「開卷翻譯類十大好書」獎項。已出版各類翻譯作品五十種,近期譯作有《齊瓦哥事件》、《戰地鐘聲》、《昆蟲誌》與《火藥時代》。曾擔任第四十一屆金鼎獎評審。
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《The Chinese in America》 By Iris Chang 张纯如女士有三本著作:【春蚕】(钱学森传记),【南京大屠杀】和【华人在美国】。【华人在美国】涵盖了十九世纪初至2003年出书之间的大约一百七十年的历史。 1830年代,华人在美国约有50人,很稀奇。Afong Moy (阿芳妹)是第一个... (展开)如果接着写 ZOOM是高光新篇章啊
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this book is perfect good in introducing the unkown hist-ory. Chinese in America tell us how the survive,how they earn their lives. these mans,they came to the U.S. for different reasons but they do contribute a lot in the U.S. history. (展开)《美国华人史》阅读分享
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0 有用 住胡同的拾柒 2017-10-15 07:12:28
此刻正在旧金山,很想读这本~
0 有用 Wood 2011-12-18 09:49:46
华人苦逼史
2 有用 木马 2012-12-21 01:39:36
An absorbing book, with just the right amount of historical details between the two continents.
0 有用 火羽 2022-12-31 00:17:23 陕西
不才用两年的时间(准确说是2021上半年和2022下半年,大部分为通勤时间)才读完了这本书,最初如何了解到这本书已不记得,但华人在海外的历史一直是我感兴趣的方面,特别是在大马的旅行之后。以淘金热、排华法案、大萧条、二战、麦卡锡主义、冷战、中国大陆改革开放等等为关键词,这本书用丰富的事件与事例,详实地记述了从晚清到21世纪初华人在美的移民和奋斗史。群体的命运沉浮投影于历史进程(美国的和中国的),更受... 不才用两年的时间(准确说是2021上半年和2022下半年,大部分为通勤时间)才读完了这本书,最初如何了解到这本书已不记得,但华人在海外的历史一直是我感兴趣的方面,特别是在大马的旅行之后。以淘金热、排华法案、大萧条、二战、麦卡锡主义、冷战、中国大陆改革开放等等为关键词,这本书用丰富的事件与事例,详实地记述了从晚清到21世纪初华人在美的移民和奋斗史。群体的命运沉浮投影于历史进程(美国的和中国的),更受捉摸不定的中美关系格外影响。他们收获了屈辱与荣耀,失败与成功,更因根深蒂固的人性偏见和不断的历史重演,有一个不确定的未来,因为不少人都意识不到,这本书描述的是华人的故事,更是美国的故事。 (展开)
0 有用 三鲜伊面 2024-07-03 15:53:19 爱尔兰
早期的华人移民太苦了,看得差点哭出来,这个民族的属性好像就是吃苦,无论在哪里都是无穷无尽的苦难。直到后来开始了技术移民情况才算真正改善,虽然也有身份认同和种族歧视问题,但至少物质上的条件不再是非人的。
0 有用 雨雪霏霏 2024-09-22 18:57:22 广东
一字一句细读,啃完了英文版。 19 世纪到 20 世纪初的美国华人,遭受无穷无尽的歧视、排斥、羞辱、打压、烧杀掳掠,当然,他们从不放弃抗争,何其悲惨,何其艰难,为我中华同胞痛哭!20241023,读完。60 年代之后好得多,但香港、台湾和中国大陆的华人就各有各的遭遇了。华人知识分子被怀疑被调查,也是没完没了。那批解放前国家送出去的学子最幸运,在大学校园里躲过了种种可能的厄运,他们在学术取得的成就也... 一字一句细读,啃完了英文版。 19 世纪到 20 世纪初的美国华人,遭受无穷无尽的歧视、排斥、羞辱、打压、烧杀掳掠,当然,他们从不放弃抗争,何其悲惨,何其艰难,为我中华同胞痛哭!20241023,读完。60 年代之后好得多,但香港、台湾和中国大陆的华人就各有各的遭遇了。华人知识分子被怀疑被调查,也是没完没了。那批解放前国家送出去的学子最幸运,在大学校园里躲过了种种可能的厄运,他们在学术取得的成就也相当高。张纯如写得很详尽客观,最后一章才发表她的看法,真是又专业又认真严谨。 (展开)
0 有用 momc 2024-07-05 14:35:35 上海
整体还可以 以时间顺序提供了一些轶事 但后面三分之一的内容主要是从对岸的角度叙述的 重点也放在对岸去美的华人上 还是少了一些内容
0 有用 三鲜伊面 2024-07-03 15:53:19 爱尔兰
早期的华人移民太苦了,看得差点哭出来,这个民族的属性好像就是吃苦,无论在哪里都是无穷无尽的苦难。直到后来开始了技术移民情况才算真正改善,虽然也有身份认同和种族歧视问题,但至少物质上的条件不再是非人的。
0 有用 NoNo 2024-01-17 11:56:46 美国
中国人在美国的苦难史,同时也是美国的虚伪史,读起来十分沉重。 在三番生活多年,却一次天使岛都没去过,实在太不应该。不应因历史的沉重而对过去避而不谈。我们能有今天的地位,都是一代代在美华人用血泪换来的。那些被时代拉着走,在夹缝中努力生存的中国人,表面是在两个国家中间游走,现实却是尴尬得两边不是人。快别傻傻以为自己能跟白大人平起平坐了,在过去黑人/原住民与白人种族隔离上不同学校的时候,中国人甚至没学可... 中国人在美国的苦难史,同时也是美国的虚伪史,读起来十分沉重。 在三番生活多年,却一次天使岛都没去过,实在太不应该。不应因历史的沉重而对过去避而不谈。我们能有今天的地位,都是一代代在美华人用血泪换来的。那些被时代拉着走,在夹缝中努力生存的中国人,表面是在两个国家中间游走,现实却是尴尬得两边不是人。快别傻傻以为自己能跟白大人平起平坐了,在过去黑人/原住民与白人种族隔离上不同学校的时候,中国人甚至没学可上。 有这样的良心作者,身为读者何其幸运!向张纯如女士致敬 (展开)
0 有用 那颗晴空 2023-12-21 15:29:51 北京
2019.4——2023.12.20 三年半阅毕