The Good Immigrants: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority

by Madeline Y. Hsu

Book Overview

Conventionally, US immigration history has been understood through the lens of restriction and those who have been barred from getting in. In contrast, The Good Immigrants considers immigration from the perspective of Chinese elites--intellectuals, businessmen, and students--who gained entrance because of immigration exemptions. Exploring a century of Chinese migrations, Madeline Hsu looks at how the model minority characteristics of many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691176213
• ISBN13: 9780691176215
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"