In Pursuit of Gold: Chinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

In Pursuit of Gold i-xxxiv_1-246_Chun.indd 1 6/24/11 8:35 AM The Asian American Experience Series Editor Roger Daniels A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. i-xxxiv_1-246_Chun.indd 2 6/24/11 8:35 AM in pursuit of gold Chinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West Sue Fawn Chung university of illinois press urbana, chicago, and springfield i-xxxiv_1-246_Chun.indd 3 6/24/11 8:35 AM © 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chung, Sue Fawn In pursuit of gold : Chinese American miners and merchants in the American West / Sue Fawn Chung. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03628-6 (acid-free paper) 1. Chinese Americans—Nevada—Elko County—History— 19th century. 2. Gold miners—Nevada—Elko County— History—19th century. 3. Merchants—Nevada—Elko County— History—19th century. 4. Mining camps—Nevada— Elko County—History—19th century. 5. Community life— Nevada—Elko County—History—19th century. 6. Intercultural communication—Nevada—Elko County—History—19th century. 7. Elko County (Nev.)—Ethnic relations—History—19th century. 8. Chinese Americans—Oregon—History—19th century. 9. Oregon—Ethnic relations—History—19th century. 10. Chinese Americans—West (U.S.)—History—19th century. I. Title. F847.E4C47   2011 979.3'1602—dc22   2010051965 i-xxxiv_1-246_Chun.indd 4 6/24/11 8:35 AM This book is dedicated to Alan, Walter, and Alexander, and my parents, who have encouraged my pursuit of knowledge i-xxxiv_1-246_Chun.indd 5 6/24/11 8:35 AM i-xxxiv_1-246_Chun.indd 6 6/24/11 8:35 AM ...