Diplomatic Records
Diplomatic Records

Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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"This select catalog lists National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publications of records that relate to the history of U.S. diplomatic relations."--Introduction.

Americans and Macao
Americans and Macao

Author: Paul A. Van Dyke

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9888083929

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The theme of this volume is the American relationship with Macao and its region through trade, politics and culture, and the focus is mainly on the late 18th and 19th centuries. The essays address topics such as the role of the China trade in US pacific expansion and exploration, US consuls, smuggling networks, missionary and educational work, and American women's perceptions of China. In all of the encounters, Macao emerges as a central player, adding a new dimension to our understanding of Sino-American relations.

Pacific Crossing
Pacific Crossing

Author: Elizabeth Sinn

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Published: 2012-12-01

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 9888139711

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During the nineteenth century tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Drawn initially by the gold rush, they took with them skills and goods and a view of the world which, though still Chinese, was transformed by their long journeys back and forth. They in turn transformed Hong Kong, their main point of embarkation, from a struggling infant colony into a prosperous international port and the cultural center of a far-ranging Chinese diaspora. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing charts the rise of Chinese Gold Mountain firms engaged in all kinds of transpacific trade, especially the lucrative export of prepared opium and other luxury goods. Challenging the traditional view that the migration was primarily a "coolie trade," Elizabeth Sinn uncovers leadership and agency among the many Chinese who made the crossing. In presenting Hong Kong as an "in-between place" of repeated journeys and continuous movement, Sinn also offers a fresh view of the British colony and a new paradigm for migration studies.