Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ335321
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Publication Date: 1986
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A New Perspective on Surnames among Chinese Americans.
Louie, Emma Woo
Amerasia Journal, v12 n1 p1-22 1985-86
Explores the social history of Chinese surnames in the United States since immigration from China began in the 19th century. Discusses surnames in relation to immigration laws, census records, dialectical differences, and acculturation. (GC)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Chinese Americans, Dialects, Ethnicity, Immigrants, Sociolinguistics, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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