Document Type
Occasional Paper
Publication Date
1-2003
Abstract
This is a study of the Chinese American experience in Lowell, Massachusetts, over the century from the 1870s through the 1970s. I have selected this period for study because the 1870s witnessed the first appearance of Chinese laundries in Lowell, and the 1970s, the disappearance of Chinese laundries in Lowell. Notably, this study attempts to fill in two existing gaps in historical scholarship. First, the experiences of many of Lowell’s ethnic groups have been documented or studied, but the experience of the Chinese has been ignored. Secondly, the history of Chinese Americans in New England cities and towns has generally received little attention from scholars.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Shehong, "Reconstructing the Chinese American Experience in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1870s–1970s" (2003). Institute for Asian American Studies Publications. 21.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/iaas_pubs/21
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Comments
An Occasional Paper for the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.