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Chinese St. Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community is a 2004 non-fiction book by Huping Ling, published by Temple University Press.

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Ling argued that the Chinese of St. Louis focused on, in Ling's words, "maintaining and preserving its cultural heritage" as it no longer has a particular place in the metropolitan area where it is concentrated; Haiming Liu of California State Polytechnic University took that statement and argued that it shows that a "flexible social network" is how, by the 2000s, many Chinese American groups are characterized. [1] Shehong Chen of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell stated that the author uses "ample facts" to support that assertion. [2]

Contents

The time period 1870s-1960s is covered in the initial part of the book, while the remainder covers subsequent periods. [2]

The work includes a literature review of the subject. [3]

Reception

Hong Cheng (Chinese :程洪; pinyin :Chéng Hóng) of University of California, Los Angeles argued that other ethnic groups in the U.S. had the same de-centralization process, [4] and that even some ethnic groups of European origin had held onto ethnic enclaves while some Chinese communities increasingly lost theirs. [5] Cheng argued that Ling could show a unique Chinese American model if she explains the implications of China-United States relations on Chinese Americans. [6]

Haiming Liu stated that the work "is an important contribution" to its general content area. [7]

Marie Rose Wong of Seattle University concluded that the book is "a notable and much needed addition". [3]

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Notes

  1. Liu, Haiming, p.124.
  2. 1 2 Chen, Shehong, p. 813.
  3. 1 2 Wong, Rose Marie, p. 1015.
  4. Cheng, p. 320.
  5. Cheng, p. 320-321.
  6. Cheng, p. 322.
  7. Liu, Haiming, p. 122.

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