Author: Alison R. Marshall. Published by UBC Press, Vancouver, BC., 2014, 1st Edition. Flat Signed by the Author. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 268 pages including Index.
CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS tells the stories of some of the Canadian Prairie Chinese settlers, men and women from various generations who navigated cultural difference, and looks at the organizations, relationships, and ties on which these men and their wives depended for sustenance.
In the late 1870s, thousands of Chinese men left coastal British Columbia and the western United States and headed east. For these men, the Prairies were a land of opportunity; there, they could open shops and potentially earn enough money to become merchants.
The result of almost a decade's research and more than three hundred interviews. These stories reveal the critical importance of networks within these communities, showing how the less connected were more likely to experience racism, and identifying how a sense of belonging varied according to affiliations and practices.
