Chinese Gold: The Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region
Capitola CA: Capitola Book Company, 1985. First Edition. Square 4to. 350 pp. Illustrated with photographic reproductions. A fine copy in color illustrated dust jacket. Item #23241
ISBN: 0932319009
The first-ever study of the Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region tracing their history from the arrival of the first fishing people in the early 1850s to the contributions of present-day leaders in the community. Historian Sandy Lydon documents the arrival of Chinese immigrants in the 1850s and traces their profound contributions to the development of Monterey, Pacific Grove, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Castroville, Salinas, and surrounding communities. An important work of California regional history and Asian American studies.
Price: $75.00