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Finding Samuel Lowe

Author : Paula Williams Madison
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062331655
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Finding Samuel Lowe written by Paula Williams Madison and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Told through an intimate family portrait . . . a moving account of a vivid historic migration; an unyielding and dogged journey of the human spirit.” —Walter Mosley, New York Times–bestselling author Now an award–winning film directed by Jeanette Kong This powerful debut tells the story of Paula Williams Madison’s Chinese grandfather, Samuel Lowe. He became romantically involved with a Jamaican woman, Paula’s grandmother, and they lived together modestly with their daughter in his Kingston dry goods store. In 1920 his Chinese soon-to-be wife arrived to set up a “proper” family. When he requested to take his three-year-old daughter with him, Paula’s jealous grandmother made sure that Lowe never saw his child again. That began an almost one-hundred-year break in their family. Years later, the arrival of her only grandchild raising questions about family and legacy, Paula decided to search for Samuel Lowe’s descendants in China. With Finding Samuel Lowe, Paula has produced an emotional memoir that travels from Toronto to Jamaica to China. Using old documents, digital records, and referrals from the insular and interrelated Chinese-Jamaican community, she found three hundred long-lost relatives in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, China. She even located documented family lineage that traces back three thousand years to 1006 BC. Her wonderfully warm elders, all born in Jamaica and raised in China, shared the history and accomplishments of the Lowes in the East and the West, as well as the hardships and persecution suffered by her capitalist grandfather during the Communist era and the Cultural Revolution. Documented in Finding Samuel Lowe, Paula’s remarkable journey “will produce more OMG moments than any prime-time drama on cable or Netflix could ever hope to elicit” (Essence).

Jamaican People of Chinese Descent

Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : Booksllc.Net
ISBN 13 : 9781230817361
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Jamaican People of Chinese Descent written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Black Chiney, Byron Lee, Chinese Jamaicans, Clive Chin, Douglas Sang Hue, Joseph Hoo Kim, Karin Taylor, Leslie Kong, Michael Lee-Chin, Mona Hammond, Patrick Chung, Phil Chen, Sean Paul, Staceyann Chin, Supa Dups, Tami Chynn, Tessanne Chin, Vincent "Randy" Chin. Excerpt: Chinese Jamaicans are the descendants of migrants from China to Jamaica. Early migrants came in the 19th century; there was another wave of migration in the 1980s and 1990s. Many of the descendants of early migrants have moved abroad, primarily to Canada and the United States. Most Chinese Jamaicans are Hakka and can trace their origin to the Chinese labourers that came to Jamaica in the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. The British parliament made a study of prospects for Chinese migration to the West Indies in 1811, and in 1843 made an attempt to recruit Chinese workers to come to Jamaica, British Guiana, and Trinidad, but nothing came of it. The two earliest ships of Chinese migrant workers to Jamaica arrived in 1854, the first directly from China, the second composed of onward migrants from Panama; they were contracted for plantation work. A further 200 would arrive in the years up until 1870, mostly from other Caribbean islands. Later, in 1884, a third wave of 680 Chinese migrants would arrive; with the exception of a few from Sze Yup, most of these were Hakka people from Dongguan, Huiyang, and Bao'an. This third wave of migrants would go on to bring more of their relatives over from China. From 1910, Chinese immigrants were required to pay a 30 deposit and pass a written test to demonstrate that they could write 50 words in three different languages; the restrictions on Chinese migrants were tightened even further in 1931, but relaxed again by 1947 due to lobbying by the Chinese consulate. The 1943 census showed 12,394 Chinese residing in...

The Chinese in the Caribbean

Author : Andrew R. Wilson
Publisher : Markus Wiener Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese in the Caribbean written by Andrew R. Wilson and published by Markus Wiener Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Caribbean is a history of migrations. The peoples of the region came as conquerors and planters, slaves and indentured laborers from all parts of the globe. Each group contributed to the social fabric, culture, and commerce of the region. The Chinese diaspora has spread Chinese people and culture around the world, including to the Caribbean, where Chinese exist both as distinct ethnic groups within Caribbean societies and as shapers of unique Caribbean cultures. This book describes not merely the arrival and experience of Chinese in the Caribbean but also the ways in which Chinese have adapted to and altered the region. Included are the histories of Chinese people in Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, and the British West Indies, their arrival as indentured laborers, the discrimination they suffered and overcame, their slow rise to economic independence and success, their contribution to art, theater, cuisine, and literature, their roles in the region's national revolutions, their place in post-colonial politics, and the subsequent remigrations of individuals, families, and entire communities to North America.

The Chinese in Jamaica

Author : Lee Tom Yin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese in Jamaica written by Lee Tom Yin and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Shopkeepers

Author : Ray Chen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789766106386
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Shopkeepers written by Ray Chen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chinese in the Caribbean

Author : Andrew R. Wilson
Publisher : Markus Wiener Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Encounters

Author : Easton Lee
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9766371652
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Encounters written by Easton Lee and published by Ian Randle Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chinese in Jamaica

Author : Robert H. Silin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese in Jamaica written by Robert H. Silin and published by . This book was released on with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pao

Author : Kerry Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608196844
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Pao written by Kerry Young and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young boy, Pao comes to Jamaica in the wake of the Chinese civil war and rises to become the Godfather of Kingston's bustling Chinatown. Pao needs to take care of some dirty business, but he is no Don Corleone. The rackets he runs are small time and the protection he provides necessary, given the minority status of the Chinese in Jamaica. Pao, in fact, is a sensitive guy in a wise guy role that doesn't quite fit. Often mystified by all that he must take care of, Pao invariably turns to Sun Tsu's Art of War. The juxtaposition of the weighty, aphoristic words of the ancient Chinese sage, and the tricky criminal and romantic predicaments Pao must negotiate goes far toward explaining the novel's great charm. A tale of post-colonial Jamaica from a unique and politically potent perspective, Pao moves from the last days of British rule through periods of unrest at social and economic inequality, though tides of change that will bring Rastafarianism and the Back to Africa Movement. Jamaica is transforming: And what is the place of a Chinese man in this new order? Pao is an utterly beguiling, unforgettable novel of race, class and creed, love and ambition, and a country in the throes of tumultuous change.

The Chinese in Jamaica

Author : Robert H. Silin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese in Jamaica written by Robert H. Silin and published by . This book was released on 1961* with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage

Author : Olive Senior
Publisher : Twin Guinep Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage written by Olive Senior and published by Twin Guinep Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chinese in Jamaica

Author : Easton Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese in Jamaica written by Easton Lee and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indentured Labor, Caribbean Sugar

Author : Walton Look Lai
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801877469
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (774 download)

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Download or read book Indentured Labor, Caribbean Sugar written by Walton Look Lai and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Indentured Labor, Caribbean Sugar Walton Look Lai offers the first comprehensive study of Asian immigration and the indenture system in the entire British West Indies—with particular emphasis on the experiences of indentured laborers in the major receiving colonies of British Guyana, Trinidad, and Jamaica. Exploring living and working conditions as well as the makeup of immigrant communities and their cultures, Look Lai offers a "dialectical pluralist" model of Caribbean acculturation that contrasts with the more familiar "melting pot" or "pure pluralist" model.

A Survey of Selected Aspects of the Chinese in Jamaica

Author : Robert Henry Silin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book A Survey of Selected Aspects of the Chinese in Jamaica written by Robert Henry Silin and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sources for the History of the Chinese in Jamaica

Author : Joan E. Vacianna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Sources for the History of the Chinese in Jamaica written by Joan E. Vacianna and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jamaican in China

Author : Walt F.J. Goodridge
Publisher : a company called W
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jamaican in China written by Walt F.J. Goodridge and published by a company called W. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow my amazing six-month nomad adventure through Beijing, Kunming, Xishuangbanna and Hainan in the People’s Republic of China, along with stints in Singapore and Laos! See Asia like you’ve never seen it before–through the eyes and experiences of a nomadic, minimalist vegan Jamaican vagabond (that would be me!) With tons more never-before-published stories, bloopers, and photographs of my nomadpreneur life in China! (340 pages; 7" x 10"; ISBN: 978-1478326892) Read more at : https://www.waltgoodridge.com/books/

The Chinese in the West Indies, 1806-1995

Author : Walton Look Lai
Publisher : University of the West Indies Press
ISBN 13 : 9789766400217
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese in the West Indies, 1806-1995 written by Walton Look Lai and published by University of the West Indies Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese in West Indies starts with an excellent introductory essay to place nineteenth-century Chinese immigration in its wider context: the worldwide Chinese migrations, the post-slavery Caribbean background, the contract labour schemes developed after emancipation . . . All the documents are well chosen, and together they deal with virtually every important aspect of the migration of Chinese people to the West Indies and their subsequent experiences. Foreword In the first seven chapters, nearly all the documents are 'official', generated by government agencies or officers. Colonial Office correspondence and papers, reports of Immigrations Department officials and British agents in South China, reports and papers of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission in London, Parliamentary Papers these are the main sources from which Look Lai chooses his extracts . . . But in chapters 8 and 9, which deal with the post-indenture Chinese after 1870, and the free immigration starting around 1890, the type of documentation changes. The Chinese were no longer the responsibility of any governmental agency and their arrival and subsequent activities generated little official documentation. In these chapters, Look Lai relies on non-official sources . . . Although the documentary extracts do not go beyond 1950, the family biographies have been updated to the early 1990s. They are based on personal interviews with, or written accounts by, elderly family members.