Hidden Heritage: Historical Archaeology of the Overseas Chinese / Edition 1

by Priscilla Wegars

Overview

Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, large numbers of people from mainland China emigrated to the United States and other countries seeking employment. Termed "overseas Chinese," they made lasting contributions to the development of early communities, an impact which has only begun to be recognized in recent years. "Chinatowns," rural mining claims, work camps for railroad and other construction activities, salmon canneries and shrimp camps, laundries, stores, cook shacks, cemeteries, and temples are only some of the sites where traces of their presence can be found. In recent years, numerous archaeological and historical investigations of the overseas Chinese have taken place, and "Hidden Heritage" presents the results of some of those studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780895030917
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/15/1993
Series:	Baywood Monographs in Archaeology Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

Part One: Rural Contexts
The Documentary Record of an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp Darby C. Stapp
Archaeological Evidence of Chinese Use along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho David A. Sisson
Idaho's Chinese Mountain Gardens Jeffrey M. Fee
The Study of Faunal Remains from an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp in Northern Idaho Julia G. Longenecker and Darby C. Stapp

Part Two: Urban Contexts
The Overseas Chinese in El Paso: Changing Goals, Changing Realities Edward Staski
Inventory Records of Ceramics and Opium from a Nineteenth Century Chinese Store in California Ruth Ann Sando and David L. Felton
Animal Bones from Historic Urban Chinese Sites: A Comparison of Sacramento, Woodland, Tucson, Ventura, and Lovelock Sherri M. Gust

Part Three: Work and Leisure
The Chinese Cannery Workers of Warrendale, Oregon, 1876-1930 John L. Fagan
Besides Polly Bemis: Historical and Artifactual Evidence for Chinese Women in the West, 1848-1930 Priscilla Wegars
Chinese Opium Smoking Techniques and Paraphernalia Jerry Wylie and Richard E. Fike

Part Four: Analytical Techniques
The Manganese/Cobalt Ratio in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Asian Porcelain Harvey Steele
Sourcing and Dating of Asian Porcelains by Elemental Analysis Alison Stenger

Part Five: Comparative and Theoretical Studies
Form and Adaptation: Nineteenth Century Chinese Miners' Dwellings in Southern New Zealand Neville A. Ritchie
Old Approaches and New Directions: Implications for Future Research Roberta S. Greenwood

Contributors

Index

Editorial Reviews

Hidden Heritage demonstrates the state of the art in the archaeological study of an ethnic minority...crisp and authoritative...diligent and thorough...sharp cutting edge of the archaeological discipline.
—State Heritage Branch, South Australia

Peter Bell

Hidden Heritage deserves to be on the shelf of all academic libraries and personal collections.
—University of Idaho Library

Lily Wai

Hidden Heritage is a treasure trove of the Chinese during the construction of the West. Hidden Heritage contains something for everyone.
—Asian Week, Volume 14, Number 43, June 18, 1993

Gerard Lim