Author Description

Product Description In this second edition, the author expands the original historical analysis to include the many changes that have taken place in the community in recent decades. The author offers new insights as to why Canadian society continues to view Chinese-Canadians as foreigners, despite their occupational mobility and financial success. About the Author Peter S. Li is Professor of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan and chair of the Economic Domain of the Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration headquartered at the University of Alberta. He is the author of many books and articles, including The Making ofPost-War Canada (1996), and the editor of Race and Ethnic Relations in Canada (1990). Review "The book is written in an evocative style that is both intellectual and accessible...[it] should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand his or her own identity and place in Canadian society." Rice Paper