An Illustrated History of the Chinese in America
By
Ruthanne Lum McCunn. San Francisco: Design Enterprises of San
Francisco, 1979. Bibliography, index. 133 pages. $6.95.
Designed essentially for young readers, this undocumented but
extensively illustrated narration of the history of the Chinese, especially in
California, makes for timely and absorbing reading. Subjects include the
migration and employment of Chinese, the anti-Chinese movement, and the rise of
Chinatowns.