Unsubmissive Women: Chinese Prostitutes in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco

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Tong (U.S. history, Univ. of Toledo) makes extensive use of primary sources and government documents to trace the tragic circumstances of Chinese prostitutes in San Francisco. His focus is the period 1849-82, which represents the first phase of Chinese involvement with the vice trade in California. Chinese men in search of economic relief came to the American West, leaving wives and families behind. The economic hardships of Chinese families at home and the loneliness of Chinese men in California created a thriving market in young Chinese women, most of whom were either indentured or sold by their families or simply kidnapped. This first book-length study of Chinese prostitutes in the American West is a valuable addition to history and women's study collections. Two related works on prostitution in the West are Anne M. Butler's Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery (LJ 3/1/85) and Jacqueline B. Barnhart's The Fair but Frail (Univ. of Nevada Pr., 1986).
Linda V. Carlisle, Southern Illinois Univ., Edwardsville
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"Based on old newspaper and journal articles, Tong's book partially reconstructs the lives of Chinese prostitutes... -- Pacific Historical Review "Well researched and clearly written, Unsubmissive Women is a welcome addition to the literature that enriches and complicates our understanding..." -- The Historian Anyone interested in women's history, Asian American history, and the history of the West will benefit from reading this book." -- Journal of the West --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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