by Huping Ling (Author)
In 1857, Alla Lee, a 24yearold native of Ningbo, China, seeking a better life, came to St. Louis. A decade later, Lee was joined by several hundred of his countrymen from San Francisco and New York who were seeking jobs in mines and factories in and aroun
Author Biography
Huping Ling is a professor of history at Truman State University. She has authored/edited nine books on Asian Americans. The images carefully selected from the area archives, museums, libraries, and private collections vividly illuminate the struggle and success of the Chinese Americans in the area in the past century and a half.
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.36 x 9.26 x 6.57 IN
Publication Date: August 01, 2007
