The Resource The good immigrants : how the yellow peril became the model minority, Madeline Y. Hsu
The good immigrants : how the yellow peril became the model minority, Madeline Y. Hsu
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- Summary
- "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 Asian Americans resulted from US policies that screened for those with the highest credentials in the most employable fields, enhancing American economic competitiveness. The earliest US immigration restrictions targeted Chinese people but exempted students as well as individuals who might extend America's influence in China. Western-educated Chinese such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek became symbols of the US impact on China, even as they patriotically advocated for China's modernization. World War II and the rise of communism transformed Chinese students abroad into refugees, and the Cold War magnified the importance of their talent and training. As a result, Congress legislated piecemeal legal measures to enable Chinese of good standing with professional skills to become citizens. Pressures mounted to reform American discriminatory immigration laws, culminating with the 1965 Immigration Act. Filled with narratives featuring such renowned Chinese immigrants as I. M. Pei, The Good Immigrants examines the shifts in immigration laws and perceptions of cultural traits that enabled Asians to remain in the United States as exemplary, productive Americans."--Book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 335 pages
- Contents
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- Gateways and gates in American immigration history
- "The Anglo-Saxons of the Orient": student exceptions to the racial bar against Chinese, 1872-1925
- The China Institute in America: advocating for China through educational exchange, 1926-1937
- "A pressing problem of interracial justice": repealing Chinese exclusion, 1937-1943
- The wartime transformation of student visitors into refugee citizens, 1943-1955
- "The best type of Chinese": aid refugee Chinese intellectuals and symbolic refugee relief, 1952-1960
- "Economic and humanitarian": propaganda and the redemption of Chinese immigrants through refugee relief
- Symbiotic brain drains: immigration reform and the Knowledge Worker Recruitment act of 1965
- Conclusion: the American marketplace of brains
- Isbn
- 9780691164021
- Label
- The good immigrants : how the yellow peril became the model minority
- Title
- The good immigrants
- Title remainder
- how the yellow peril became the model minority
- Statement of responsibility
- Madeline Y. Hsu
- Title variation
- How the yellow peril became the model minority
- Subject
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- Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation
- Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation
- Racism -- Political aspects -- United States
- Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
- Emigration and immigration
- United States -- Ethnic relations | History
- History
- Ethnic relations
- Racism -- Political aspects
- China
- United States -- Race relations | History
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | Government policy | History
- Chinese Americans -- History
- Political refugees
- Political refugees -- United States -- History
- United States
- Race relations
- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
- China -- Emigration and immigration | History
- Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
- Chinese Americans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 Asian Americans resulted from US policies that screened for those with the highest credentials in the most employable fields, enhancing American economic competitiveness. The earliest US immigration restrictions targeted Chinese people but exempted students as well as individuals who might extend America's influence in China. Western-educated Chinese such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek became symbols of the US impact on China, even as they patriotically advocated for China's modernization. World War II and the rise of communism transformed Chinese students abroad into refugees, and the Cold War magnified the importance of their talent and training. As a result, Congress legislated piecemeal legal measures to enable Chinese of good standing with professional skills to become citizens. Pressures mounted to reform American discriminatory immigration laws, culminating with the 1965 Immigration Act. Filled with narratives featuring such renowned Chinese immigrants as I. M. Pei, The Good Immigrants examines the shifts in immigration laws and perceptions of cultural traits that enabled Asians to remain in the United States as exemplary, productive Americans."--Book jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hsu, Madeline Yuan-yin
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E184.C5
- LC item number
- H78 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Politics and society in twentieth-century America
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Chinese Americans
- Chinese Americans
- Chinese Americans
- Racism
- Political refugees
- United States
- United States
- United States
- China
- Chinese Americans
- Chinese Americans
- Chinese Americans
- Emigration and immigration
- Emigration and immigration
- Ethnic relations
- Political refugees
- Race relations
- Racism
- China
- United States
- Label
- The good immigrants : how the yellow peril became the model minority, Madeline Y. Hsu
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Gateways and gates in American immigration history -- "The Anglo-Saxons of the Orient": student exceptions to the racial bar against Chinese, 1872-1925 -- The China Institute in America: advocating for China through educational exchange, 1926-1937 -- "A pressing problem of interracial justice": repealing Chinese exclusion, 1937-1943 -- The wartime transformation of student visitors into refugee citizens, 1943-1955 -- "The best type of Chinese": aid refugee Chinese intellectuals and symbolic refugee relief, 1952-1960 -- "Economic and humanitarian": propaganda and the redemption of Chinese immigrants through refugee relief -- Symbiotic brain drains: immigration reform and the Knowledge Worker Recruitment act of 1965 -- Conclusion: the American marketplace of brains
- Control code
- 894625380
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- viii, 335 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691164021
- Lccn
- 2014039637
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894625380
- Label
- The good immigrants : how the yellow peril became the model minority, Madeline Y. Hsu
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Gateways and gates in American immigration history -- "The Anglo-Saxons of the Orient": student exceptions to the racial bar against Chinese, 1872-1925 -- The China Institute in America: advocating for China through educational exchange, 1926-1937 -- "A pressing problem of interracial justice": repealing Chinese exclusion, 1937-1943 -- The wartime transformation of student visitors into refugee citizens, 1943-1955 -- "The best type of Chinese": aid refugee Chinese intellectuals and symbolic refugee relief, 1952-1960 -- "Economic and humanitarian": propaganda and the redemption of Chinese immigrants through refugee relief -- Symbiotic brain drains: immigration reform and the Knowledge Worker Recruitment act of 1965 -- Conclusion: the American marketplace of brains
- Control code
- 894625380
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- viii, 335 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691164021
- Lccn
- 2014039637
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894625380
Subject
- China
- China -- Emigration and immigration | History
- Chinese Americans
- Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation
- Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation
- Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
- Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
- Chinese Americans -- History
- Emigration and immigration
- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
- Ethnic relations
- History
- Political refugees
- Political refugees -- United States -- History
- Race relations
- Racism -- Political aspects
- Racism -- Political aspects -- United States
- United States
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | Government policy | History
- United States -- Ethnic relations | History
- United States -- Race relations | History
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