Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 168 citations · 0 references
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The Chinese diaspora is the world's most extensive and enduring migration, spanning the globe. The study examines the ongoing migration patterns of the Chinese diaspora. The book combines historical narrative, biographical accounts, travel writing, and a personal portrait by the author. The diaspora is the most widespread and prolonged migration of a single nation, with Chinese emigrants serving as tycoons, coolies, and underworld figures across diverse regions.
A study of the continuing migration of the Chinese diaspora. The book blends history, biography and travel writing with a personal portrait from the author. THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATIEST CONTINUING MIGRATION The Chinese Diaspora stretches all over the world. It represents the most widespread and prolonged series of migrations by one nation ever. Chinese emigrants have been tycoons in Hong Kong and America, coolies in Peru and South Africa, underworld gangsters in San Francisco and Bangkok. Today, whether as near-slave laborers on illicit