- Title Pages
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Romanization and Chinese Names
- Wong Chin Foo Chronology
- Dramatis Personae
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1 The Arid Land of Heathenism (1847–67) -
2 An Abbreviated American Education (1868–70) -
3 The Timber from Which Conspirators Are Made (1871–72) -
4 Soiled Doves (1873–74) -
5 A Hare-Brained, Half-Crazy Man (1873–74) -
6 America’s First Confucian Missionary (1874) -
7 A Most Delightful Dish of Chow Chow (1875–79) -
8 A Terror to the Chinese Community (1879–82) -
9 The Chinese American (1883) -
10 Wiping Out the Stain (1883–85) -
11 I Shall Drive Him Back to His Sand Lots (1883) -
12 Pigtails in Politics (1884–86) -
13 Chop Suey (1884–86) -
14 Why Am I a Heathen? (1887) -
15 Fifty Cents a Pound (1887) -
16 The Chinese in New York (1887–89) -
17 I Have Always Been a Republican (1888–89) -
18 I’ll Cut Your Head Off If You Write Such Things (1888–91) -
19 The Only New Yorker Without a Country (1891) -
20 The Chinese Equal Rights League (1892) -
21 Is It Then a Crime to Be a Chinaman? (1893) -
22 An Ardent Worker for Justice (1893) -
23 False Starts (1894–95) -
24 The American Liberty Party (1896) -
25 A Letter from My Friends in America (1894–97) -
26 Citizenship for Americanized Chinese (1897) -
27 When the World Came to Omaha (1897–98) -
28 I Do Not Like Chinese Ways, Nor Chinamen Any More (1898) - Afterword
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Appendix Wong Chin Foo’s Published Works - Glossary and Gazetteer
- Bibliography
- Index
The Chinese in New York (1887–89)
The Chinese in New York (1887–89)
- Chapter:
- (p.159) 16 The Chinese in New York (1887–89)
- Source:
- The First Chinese American
- Author(s):
Scott D. Seligman
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
In the late 1880s, Wong turned himself into an ambassador of New York Chinatown society, guiding outsiders to this unique Chinese community. In an attempt to do good for himself and the Chinese community, Wong intended to establish close ties with people in high places. Through his writings and public speeches, he managed to equip the Americans with knowledge about the features of Chinatown in New York.
Keywords: Chinatown, Chinese community, New York, America, China, Chinese American, Wong Chin Foo
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- Title Pages
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Romanization and Chinese Names
- Wong Chin Foo Chronology
- Dramatis Personae
-
1 The Arid Land of Heathenism (1847–67) -
2 An Abbreviated American Education (1868–70) -
3 The Timber from Which Conspirators Are Made (1871–72) -
4 Soiled Doves (1873–74) -
5 A Hare-Brained, Half-Crazy Man (1873–74) -
6 America’s First Confucian Missionary (1874) -
7 A Most Delightful Dish of Chow Chow (1875–79) -
8 A Terror to the Chinese Community (1879–82) -
9 The Chinese American (1883) -
10 Wiping Out the Stain (1883–85) -
11 I Shall Drive Him Back to His Sand Lots (1883) -
12 Pigtails in Politics (1884–86) -
13 Chop Suey (1884–86) -
14 Why Am I a Heathen? (1887) -
15 Fifty Cents a Pound (1887) -
16 The Chinese in New York (1887–89) -
17 I Have Always Been a Republican (1888–89) -
18 I’ll Cut Your Head Off If You Write Such Things (1888–91) -
19 The Only New Yorker Without a Country (1891) -
20 The Chinese Equal Rights League (1892) -
21 Is It Then a Crime to Be a Chinaman? (1893) -
22 An Ardent Worker for Justice (1893) -
23 False Starts (1894–95) -
24 The American Liberty Party (1896) -
25 A Letter from My Friends in America (1894–97) -
26 Citizenship for Americanized Chinese (1897) -
27 When the World Came to Omaha (1897–98) -
28 I Do Not Like Chinese Ways, Nor Chinamen Any More (1898) - Afterword
-
Appendix Wong Chin Foo’s Published Works - Glossary and Gazetteer
- Bibliography
- Index
