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The Lucky Ones

- One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America - Expanded paperback Edition

About The Lucky Ones

Uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. The author paints a picture of how the role of immigration broker allowed patriarch Jeu Dip (Joseph Tape) to both protest and profit from discrimination, and of the Tapes as the first of a new social type - middle-class Chinese Americans.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691155326
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 344
  • Published:
  • May 26, 2012
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x230x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 520 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of The Lucky Ones

Uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. The author paints a picture of how the role of immigration broker allowed patriarch Jeu Dip (Joseph Tape) to both protest and profit from discrimination, and of the Tapes as the first of a new social type - middle-class Chinese Americans.

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