History Post-confederation (1867-)
The Way of the Bachelor
Early Chinese Settlement in Manitoba
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-), Gender Studies, 20th Century, Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK), Emigration & Immigration, Social History
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774819152
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $95.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774819169
- Publish Date
- Jan 2012
- List Price
- $32.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774819176
- Publish Date
- Feb 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
The lives of early Japanese and Chinese settlers in British Columbia have come to define the Asian experience in Canada. Yet many men travelled beyond British Columbia to settle in small Prairie towns and cities. Chinese bachelors opened the region’s first laundries and Chinese cafes. They maintained ties to the Old World and negotiated a place in the new by fostering a vibrant homosocial culture based on friendship, everyday religious practices, the example of Sun Yat-sen, and the sharing of food. This exploration of the intersection of gender and migration in rural Canada, in particular, offers new takes on the Chinese quest for identity in North America in general. With a preface by the Honourable Inky Mark, former Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette.
About the authors
Alison R. Marshall is a professor in the Department of Religion at Brandon University.
Awards
- Winner, Canadian Society for the Study of Religion First Book Prize
- Winner, Manitoba Day Award, Association for Manitoba Archives