The Chinese Laundries of Wichita, Kansas: A Portrait of an Immigrant Community on the Western Frontier, 1880-1905
Date
2013-03
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Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Abstract
The author uses historic newspaper reports, census records, city directories, and historic advertising to recreate the Chinese community found in Wichita, Kansas around the turn of the century.
Description
Angela Schnee, “The Chinese Laundries of Wichita, Kansas: A Portrait of an Immigrant Community on the Western Frontier, 1880-1905,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/225.
Keywords
Burlingame Treaty, Mr. Lillie, Chinese Exclusion Act, Charles Sing, Kansas Pacific Railroad, Chinese Laundries
