Excerpt from Brokering Belonging
Chinese in Canada’s Exclusion Era, 1885–1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12977111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Rose Mar (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Transnational American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1940-0764 • E-ISSN: 1940-0764 |
| Publisher | California Digital Library (CDL) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5070/t831007005 |
| OpenAlex | W2769063922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Brokering Belonging traces several generations of Chinese Canadian "brokers," the ethnic leaders who acted as intermediaries between the Chinese and Anglo worlds of Canada.Before the Second World War, many Chinese Canadians were illegal immigrants, and most could not vote. 1 Brokers therefore played an informal but necessary role as representatives of their community to the larger society during a period of anti-Asian sentiment and exclusion.Using new Chinese language evidence, my investigation of dramatic power struggles shows how Chinese immigrants became significant players in race relations and had an impact on policies that affected all Canadians and Americans.Chinese brokers' work offers a transnational perspective on the process of political integration.Most studies of foreign migrants' political integration focus on immigrants who could eventually become citizens. 2While this was the norm for European immigrants, policies in Canada and the United States did not allow Asian immigrants equal access to voting and naturalization privileges. 3 Chinese brokers' use of power also reflected their roles as representatives of a migrant community that stretched across Canada, China, and the United States.Commonly, immigrant leadership has been conceived as domination of naive new arrivals by English-speaking merchants, labor contractors, interpreters, and professionals. 4 Brokering Belonging conceives of transnational migrants' integration into settler societies
Development economics · Economics · Political science · Sociology · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Canadian Identity and History · Demography · History · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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