John Kuo Wei Tchen: 2 books
Racially Writing the Republic
Racists, Race Rebels, and Transformations of American Identity
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Racially Writing the Republic investigates the central role of race in the construction and transformation of American national identity from the Revolutionary War era to the height of the civil rights movement. Drawing on political theory, American studies, critical race theory, and gender studies,...
by John Kuo Wei Tchen, Arnold Genthe
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
In 1895, a cultured, well-educated young German named Arnold Genthe arrived in San Francisco as a tutor to the son of an aristocratic family. Almost immediately, Genthe was attracted by Chinatown, or "Tangrenbu" — a teeming ten-block area of crowded buildings, narrow streets, and exotic...