Examines the causes of Chinese immigration to the United States and describes the contributions of this ethnic group to the social, cultural, and economic life of their new country.

The Chinese in America

Sung, Betty Lee

Children's Books

Atheneum

Statistical Profile of the Chinese in the United States: 1970 Census (The Asian Experience in North America)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Ayer Co. Pub

A study that focuses on Chinese immigrant children in New York City, placing them against the backdrop of the total Chinese immigrant experience, but the first study to thoroughly examine the children as themselves.

The Adjustment Experience of Chinese Immigrant Children in New York City

Center Migration Studies

Chinese American Intermarriage

Dr. Betty Lee Sung is a leading authority on the Chinese in America. Her first book, Mountain of Gold, was a pioneer in its field and laid the foundation for Asian American Studies at the City College of New York in 1970. She remained at the college until her retirement in 1992, having advanced to Chair of the department. In 1994, she completed a database of the Chinese immigrant records in the New York Region National Archives. In 1996, she was awarded an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Letters, from the State University of New York Old Westbury, where she gave the commencement address. She is active in many organizations and has been honored by the Cosmopolitan Lion’s Club, the Organization of Chinese Americans, the Asian American Higher Education Council, the American Library Association, the Chinese Communities in Houston and Philadelphia, and many others. This is Dr. Sung’s ninth book.

Defiant Second Daughter: My First 90 Years

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Advantage Media Group

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