Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown

Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown
Author: Arnold Genthe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2013-01-17
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 0486140695

130 rare photos offer fascinating visual record of Chinatown before the great 1906 earthquake. Informative text traces history of Chinese in California.

Picturing Chinatown

Picturing Chinatown
Author: Anthony W. Lee
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2001-10-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520225923

Throughout European history, Jews have been associated with commerce and the money trade, rendered both visible and vulnerable, like Shylock, by their economic distinctiveness. This is the story of Jewish perceptions of this economic difference and its effect on modern Jewish identity.

San Francisco's Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown
Author: Judy Yung
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738531304

An evocative collection of vintage photographs traces the history of San Francisco's Chinatown, the largest and oldest Chinese enclave outside of Asia, from the Gold Rush era to the present day, capturing the realities of everyday life, as well as the changes in the community, the challenges confronting the Chinese immigrants, and its rich cultural heritage. Original.

Old Chinatown

Old Chinatown
Author: Arnold Genthe
Publisher: Westphalia Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2016-01-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781633912274

This volume is one of a number of Westphalia titles significant in the story of the not always happy and often controversial Chinese contact with Western society. In the American case, despite appreciation by scholars for Chinese civilization, cries against Chinese immigration began in response to the development of the transcontinental railroad that saw the arrival of immigrants exploited as cheap labor. The first restrictive Act passed on May 6, 1882, and was the start of a series of increasingly more restrictive laws against Chinese, such as the Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Persons into the United States, known more popularly as the Geary Act of May 1892. It wasn't until the Immigration Act of October 1965 when the exclusionary practices were lifted, despite President Truman's signing of the Act to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts, to Establish Quotas and for Other Purposes in December of 1943.

Among the Ruins

Among the Ruins
Author: Karin Breuer
Publisher: Cameron Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-03-04
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781951836153

A comprehensive survey of Arnold Genthe's legendary photography of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fire When disaster struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, photographer Arnold Genthe grabbed a pocket camera and ventured out to document the destruction. Now, over a century later, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts presents the definitive collection of Genthe's historic photographs. For the first time ever, this important body of work is shown in its entirety with newly printed photographs from ultra-high-resolution scans created from the original negatives, an overview of Genthe's life, a mapping of his journey on that day, and a look at the aftermath of the disaster.

Out of the Ruins

Out of the Ruins
Author: Karen Barnett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682998452

While her sister lies on her deathbed, Abby Fischer prays for a miracle. What Abby doesn't expect, however, is for God's answer to come in the form of the handsome Dr. Robert King, whose experimental treatment is risky at best. As they work together toward a cure, Abby's feelings for Robert become hopelessly entangled. Separated by the tragedy of the mighty San Francisco earthquake, their relationship suddenly takes a back seat to survival. With fires raging throughout the city, Abby fears for her life as she flees alone through burning streets. Where is God now? Will Robert find Abby, even as the world burns around them? Or has their love fallen with the ruins of the city?

The Chinese in San Francisco

The Chinese in San Francisco
Author: Laverne Mau Dicker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN:

An historical portrait of San Francisco is created through a view of the development of Chinatown from the era of immigration in the late 1800s through the years of World War II to the present- Amazon.