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Smuggled Chinese : clandestine immigration to the United States / Ko-lin Chin ; foreword by Douglas S. Massey.

Title
  1. Smuggled Chinese : clandestine immigration to the United States / Ko-lin Chin ; foreword by Douglas S. Massey.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 1999.
Author
  1. Chin, Ko-lin

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Additional authors
  1. Massey, Douglas S.
Description
  1. xx, 221 pages : map; 24 cm
Summary
  1. Based on interviews with 300 illegal immigrants, most of whom live in New York's Chinatown, as well as smugglers in various countries, discusses the immigrants' reasons for leaving China, their methods, and their lives in the United States.
Series statement
  1. Asian American history and culture
Uniform title
  1. Asian American history and culture
Subject
  1. Chinese > United States > Social conditions
  2. Immigrants > United States > Social conditions
  3. Smuggling > United States
  4. Noncitizens > United States > Social conditions
  5. Illegal immigration > United States
  6. Noncitizens
  7. Undocumented Immigrants
  8. Chinois > États-Unis > Conditions sociales
  9. Immigrants clandestins > États-Unis > Conditions sociales
  10. Immigrants > États-Unis > Conditions sociales
  11. Contrebande > États-Unis
  12. Immigration clandestine > États-Unis
  13. Immigrants clandestins
  14. Chinese > Social conditions
  15. Emigration and immigration
  16. Immigrants > Social conditions
  17. Smuggling
  18. Illegale Einwanderung
  19. Soziale Situation
  20. Illegale buitenlanders
  21. Chinezen
  22. Smokkelen
  23. irregular migration
  24. trafficking in persons
  25. Chinese
  26. illegal practice
  27. crime
  28. living conditions
  29. employment status
  30. prostitution
  31. psychological aspect
  32. legal aspect
  33. United States of America
  34. Emigration and immigration
  35. Immigrés > États-Unis > Conditions sociales
  36. Immigrés clandestins > États-Unis > Conditions sociales
  37. Noncitizens
  38. migration irrégulière
  39. trafic d'êtres humains
  40. Chinois
  41. pratique illégale
  42. criminalité
  43. conditions de vie
  44. statut dans l'emploi
  45. aspect psychologique
  46. aspect juridique
  47. migración irregular
  48. tráfico de personas
  49. chino
  50. práctica ilegal
  51. delito
  52. condiciones de vida
  53. situación ocupacional
  54. prostitución
  55. aspecto psicológico
  56. aspecto jurídico
  57. United States > Emigration and immigration
  58. China > Emigration and immigration
  59. États-Unis > Émigration et immigration
  60. Chine > Émigration et immigration
  61. China
  62. United States
  63. USA
  64. Chinesen
  65. Etats-Unis
  66. Estados Unidos
Contents
  1. In search of the American dream -- In search of the beautiful country -- The social organization of human smuggling -- The air route -- The sea route -- The land route -- Safe houses -- Life in the Mountain of Gold -- Stemming the tide.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain