¶ … Chinese bibliography
Baker-Barnhart, J. The Fair but Frail: Prostitution in San Francisco 1840-1900 Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1986.
During the time of the prior to the Chinese exclusion, Chinese immigrants were restricted to male immigrants only. In addition, only the men could enter into the coolie contracts, and thereby secure passage into America. As a result, the demand for Chinese women for sexual gratification, and for potential wives grew. This resulted in a thriving sex trade in San Francisco, served by both Chinese and white women who were sold into prostitution.
Campbell, P.C. Chinese Coolie Emigration to Countries within the British Empire. 1923, repr. 1971.
The Coolie emigration from china was similar to the slave trade which emanated from Africa...
The Coolie laborers were brought to the U.S., and other British and Portuguese colonies are workers. They entered into repayment agreements, called coolie contracts, that bound them as indentured servants to their owners until the contract was repaid.
Chan, S. Entry Denied: Exclusion and the Chinese Community in America, 1882-1943. Temple University Press. 1991.
The Chinese exclusion in America was a difficult time, hostile to the Chinese-Americans who were denies rights given to other Americans. The Chinese community was viewed as cheap replacement labor for higher paying jobs, and as the westward migration slowed, and jobs became less plentiful, the sectarian chinese were often targeted as the course of white worker frustration. The Chinese exclusion…
