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DESCRIPTION:Meet the author of Ocean of Bitter Dreams: The Chinese Migration to America 
 1850-1915 at this book talk and signing event at Eastwind Books of 
 Berkeley. \n\nThis volume sheds critical light on the history of the Opium 
 War, the infamous coolie trade, maritime policy and foreign relations, and 
 the human cost of one of the great tragedies in the Chinese Diaspora. It 
 covers the numerous attempts of rebellion by the Chinese coolies who 
 refused to accept their harsh treatment. The reader will also learn that 
 the coolie trade was interlinked with the ending of slavery and that 
 Chinese coolie labor was the future replacement for African slaves. 
 \n\nOcean of Bitter Dreams will stand for decades as one of the most 
 authoritative accounts of the history of the Chinese diaspora.\n\n“…the 
 most authoritative account which presents the history of maritime relations 
 from the point of view of those who are typically overlooked by 
 historians.”--Victor Nee, author of Longtime Californ’: A Documentary 
 Study of an American Chinatown\n\n“This is a powerful book, carefully 
 crafted and documented, which will move us a giant step forward in 
 humanizing what has been a neglected part of our nation’s 
 history.”--Sandy Lydon, author of Chinese Gold: The Chinese in the 
 Monterey Bay Region\n\nRepublished 2015 by Long River Press\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/02/03/18782560.php
SUMMARY:Ocean of Bitter Dreams Book Talk & Signing
LOCATION:Eastwind Books of Berkeley\n2066 University Ave. \nBerkeley, CA 94704
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/02/03/18782560.php
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