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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The Way of the Bachelor

Early Chinese Settlement in Manitoba

by (author) Alison R. Marshall

foreword by the Hon Inky Mark

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2011
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), Social History, Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK), 20th Century, Emigration & Immigration, Gender Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774819152
    Publish Date
    Mar 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774819169
    Publish Date
    Jan 2012
    List Price
    $32.95
  • 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.

Alison R. Marshall's profile page

the Hon Inky Mark's profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Canadian Society for the Study of Religion First Book Prize
  • Winner, Manitoba Day Award, Association for Manitoba Archives

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