A "gripping expose" (Publishers Weekly) of the conditions faced by Chinese illegal aliens in the United States. Hailed by the Philadelphia Inquirer as "a must-read," Forbidden Workers tells for the f
An expose+a7 of the underground trade in illegal Chinese laborers illuminates the horrible conditions suffered by this immigrant class in America, and the underworld that exploits them for billions in
Now back in print, the groundbreaking history of the rise and fall of labor movements in New York's Chinatown, updated with a new introduction. Focusing primarily on New York City's Chinatown in the 1
Newspapers today are filled with stories of corruption and strife in America's Chinatowns, reversing the popular view of Chinese Americans as a model minority of law-abiding, hard-working people whose
A magisterial history of the Chinese experience in America, hailed by Howard Zinn as "a wonderful book" that "fills an enormous gap in our history."Described by the Washington Post Book World upon its
A sweeping portrait of one of America's most distinctive communities from the bestselling author of The New Chinatown. From award-winning author Peter Kwong and Dusanka Miscevic comes a definitive por
In No Beginning, No End, Zen master Jakusho Kwong-roshi shows us how to treasure the ordinary activities of our daily lives through an understanding of simple Buddhist practices and ideas. The author’
