Using a fresh approach that combines literary and historical scholarship, Xiao-huang Yin traces the origins and development of the extensive and largely... neglected body of literature written in English and in Chinese from the 1850s to the present. These include journalistic and autobiographical texts from nineteenth-century Chinese authors; writings on the walls of Angel Island; writings of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century "cultivated Chinese," students and scholars who came to America to advance their educations; and the work of more recent authors who have entered the canon, including Sui Sin Far, Jade Snow Wong, Frank Chin, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Amy Tan.

In this book, distinguished historian Philip A. Kuhn tells the remarkable five-century story of Chinese emigration as an integral part of China's modern... history. Although emigration has a much longer past, its 'modern' phase dates from the sixteenth century, when European colonialists began to collaborate with Chinese emigrants to develop a worldwide trading system. The author explores both internal and external migration, complementary parts of a far-reaching process of adaptation that enabled Chinese families to deal with their changing social environments. Skills and institutions developed in the course of internal migration were creatively modified to serve the needs of emigrants in foreign lands. As emigrants, Chinese inevitably found themselves 'among others.' The various human ecologies in which they lived have faced Chinese settlers with a diversity of challenges and opportunities in the colonial and postcolonial states of Southeast Asia, in the settler societies of the Americas and Australasia, and in Europe. Kuhn traces their experiences worldwide alongside those of the 'others' among whom they settled: the colonial elites, indigenous peoples, and rival immigrant groups that have profited from their Chinese minorities but also have envied, feared, and sometimes persecuted them. A rich selection of primary sources allows these protagonists a personal voice to express their hopes, sorrows, and worldviews. The post-Mao era offers emigrants new opportunities to leverage their expatriate status to do business with a Chinese nation eager for their investments, donations, and technologies. The resulting 'new migration,' the author argues, is but the latest phase of a centuries-old process by which Chinese have sought livelihoods away from home.

A generously illustrated introduction to 7,000 years of Chinese art - from Neolithic pottery and jade to contemporary video, installation and... performance media. By placing the arts in context, the authors introduce a dynamic and continually evolving tradition, rather than a sequence of isolated museum masterpieces. Although chronological in sequence, it introduces relevant themes for each era that will deepen understanding of, and appreciation for, what the authors describe as 'the most abundantly productive, continuous artistic culture in the history of the world.'

This book takes a look at Chinese art within a variety of contexts—archeological, cultural, historical, social, and ritual/religious. Organized both... chronologically and thematically, it covers a full historical span and includes a wide range of media settings for art—from elite to popular. An emphasis on the dynamic processes that effect the history of Chinese art: social, economic, political competition, urbanization, markets and tastes, and quests for cultural authority, allows specific works of art to be discussed in extensive detail, while setting them within larger explanatory stories. A guide to Chinese art for individuals interested in one of the most abundantly artistic cultures in the history of the world.

At a time when interest in China has never been greater, this revised edition of Mary Tregear's survey of the Chinese visual arts should be welcomed by... art lovers, students and travellers alike. Generously illustrated and readable, it covers not only bronzes, jades, calligraphy and painting, but also Buddhist sculpture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, lacquer, garden design and architecture. For the revised edition, all Chinese names, places, and terms have been romanized to current international usage. Throughout, information has been updated in view of recent finds, and the book contains new illustrations, a revised introduction and a new final chapter on 20th-century art. A chronology of Chinese historical periods is included, together with six maps.

Discover the story of Asia s King of Pop. Musically gifted but introverted as a child, Jay Chou worked tirelessly to hone his skills and eventually... produced some of the most innovative and eclectic pop music in the world today. Readers will learn how this contemporary cultural icon overcame the challenges on his path to fame and developed his inspiring strength of character. The Companion Website includes additional exercises to improve students grammar and vocabulary. With access to audio, class handouts, and more, these texts are ideal readers for both classroom instruction and independent learning. Online resources include:Audio Downloads, Comprehension Exercises, Grammar Notes, English Translations, Sentence Pattern Exercises, Vocabulary Lists, and more!

This engaging biography of Lang Lang, the world-famous pianist, will encourage students to think, speak, and write in Chinese while learning about a... cultural icon. Designed specifically for students who have mastered 350-700 characters, the text includes pinyin annotation to facilitate the reading process at the earliest stages of learning. Includes related online activities for further language practice. Perfect for classroom instruction or independent reading.

Discover the story of a world-renowned Chinese-American fashion designer. Vera Wang fell in love with the fashion world at an early age and rose through... its ranks to become a designer to the stars. Readers will learn how this contemporary cultural icon overcame the challenges on her path to fame and developed her inspiring strength of character. The Companion Website includes additional exercises to improve students grammar and vocabulary. With access to audio, class handouts, and more, these texts are ideal readers for both classroom instruction and independent learning. Online resources include: Audio Downloads, Comprehension Exercises, Grammar Notes, English Translations, Sentence Pattern Exercises, Vocabulary Lists, and more!

Chinese Breeze is a large and innovative Chinese graded reader series that will offer over 60 titles of enjoyable stories at eight language levels. It... is designed for college and secondary school Chinese language learners from beginning to advanced levels (including AP Chinese students), offering them a new opportunity to read for pleasure and simultaneously developing real fluency, building confidence, and increasing motivation for Chinese learning. Each title comes with an audio CD containing recordings of the text. In simplified characters, with pinyin and English in vocabulary lists. There are also short exercises and answer keys at the end of each book. CONTENT OF THIS BOOK: Twenty-five years ago, people in my village did not know that wild geese should be protected from hunting. My grandfather was the best of the hunters, selling the geese in town to pay for my schooling. One day, as he hunted, an eagle attacked the flock of geese, injuring the lead goose. My grandfather drove the eagle off and brought the lead goose home to tend to its wounds. Soon, the goose's mate joined it, and my grandfather, hunter of wild geese, found himself with two new companions...

More sophisticated than flashcards, Chinese BuilderCards takes advantage of proven word-association techniques to help beginning and... intermediate-level Chinese learners systematically build up vocabulary. As an added benefit, the set is indexed to dovetail perfectly with seven leading Mandarin Chinese language textbooks. The Buildercards' structure allows for a wealth of information to be presented, including part of speech, English translation, pinyin transliteration, and even radicals and stroke number. Space on the back of BuilderCards lets students make notes as they construct their own associations for the headword. The accompanying 55-page booklet offers a cogent explanation of the set's rationale and organization, and also includes a pinyin index to all 2,892 words covered by BuilderCards.

More sophisticated than flashcards, Chinese BuilderCards takes advantage of proven word-association techniques to help beginning and... intermediate-level Chinese learners systematically build up vocabulary. As an added benefit, the set is indexed to dovetail perfectly with seven leading Mandarin Chinese language textbooks. The Buildercards' structure allows for a wealth of information to be presented, including part of speech, English translation, pinyin transliteration, and even radicals and stroke number. Space on the back of BuilderCards lets students make notes as they construct their own associations for the headword. The accompanying 55-page booklet offers a cogent explanation of the set's rationale and organization, and also includes a pinyin index to all 2,892 words covered by BuilderCards.

East-West business is booming as thousands of people flock to China. The author, with 25 years of experience dealing with the Chinese, provides... up-to-date advice on how to succeed, avoid gaffes, interpret behaviour and make positive impressions.

This is the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In nine richly illustrated chapters Chiang Yee explores the aesthetics and the technique of... this art in which rhythm, line, and structure are perfectly embodied. He measures the slow change from pictograph to stroke to the style and shape of written characters by the great calligraphers. Speech and writing are two organs of the same human impulse--the conveyance of thought: the one operating through hearing, the other through sight; the one by sound from mouth to ear, the other by form or image from hand to eye. But each can do something besides convey thought. Spoken words can be so arranged as to discharge aesthetic "musical" significances, as in much Western poetry. Written words can be formed to liberate visual beauties; and it is these which form the subject of this book. In addition to aesthetic considerations, the text deals with such more practical subjects as the origin and construction of the Chinese characters, styles, technique, strokes, composition, training, and the relations between calligraphy and other forms of Chinese art. For the third edition the author has added two new chapters: "Calligraphy and Painting" discusses the dependence of Chinese painting on calligraphic training and techniques; "Aesthetic Principles" explores the fundamental concepts underlying every Chinese art form. Chinese Calligraphy is a superb appreciation of beauty in the movement of strokes and in the patterns of structure--and an inspiration to amateurs as well as professionals interested in the decorative arts.