TY - BOOK AU - Seligman,Scott D. TI - The first Chinese American: the remarkable life of Wong Chin Foo SN - 9882208436 AV - E184 .F577 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Hong Kong PB - Hong Kong University Press KW - Chinese Americans KW - Biography KW - Civil rights workers KW - United States KW - Immigrants KW - History KW - Sources KW - Electronic Books N1 - Includes chronology (pages [xxi] - xxvi); dramatis personae (pages [xxvii] - xxxii); and glossary and gazetteer (pages 341. - 345); 2; 2; b N2 - Chinese in America endured abuse and discrimination in the late 19th century, but they had a leader and a fighter in Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898), whose story is a forgotten chapter in the struggle for equal rights in America. The first to use the term 'Chinese American', Wong defended his compatriots against malicious scapegoating and urged them to become Americanized to win their rights. This book tells his story UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=576897&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -