{"product_id":"chinese-in-st-louis-1857-2007-paperback","title":"Chinese in St. Louis: 1857-2007 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHuping Ling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuping 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9.26 x 6.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46029155238023,"sku":"9780738551456","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Wj_IgEvCRi9780738551456.webp?v=1791060699","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/chinese-in-st-louis-1857-2007-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}