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Hidden Heritage: Historical Archaeology of the Overseas Chinese, edited by Priscilla Wegars. Amityville, NY: , Inc., 1993; xvii + 430 pages, illustrations, index, bibliographies. All authors' royalties benefit the Asian American Comparative Collection. To order, call 1-800-638-7819.
Table of Contents:
Part One: Rural Contexts
- The Documentary Record of an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp, by Darby C. Stapp
- Archaeological Evidence of Chinese Use along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho, by David A. Sisson
- Idaho's Chinese Mountain Gardens, by Jeffrey M. Fee
- The Study of Faunal Remains from an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp in Northern Idaho, by Julia G. Longenecker and Darby C. Stapp
Part Two: Urban Contexts
- The Overseas Chinese in El Paso: Changing Goals, Changing Realities, by Edward Staski
- Inventory Records of Ceramics and Opium from a Nineteenth-Century Chinese Store in California, by Ruth Ann Sando and David L. Felton
- Animal Bones from Historic Urban Chinese Sites: A Comparison of Sacramento, Woodland, Tucson, Ventura, and Lovelock, by Sherri M. Gust
Part Three: Work and Leisure
- The Chinese Cannery Workers of Warrendale, Oregon, 1876-1930, by John L. Fagan
- Besides Polly Bemis: Historical and Artifactual Evidence for Chinese Women in the West, 1848-1930, by Priscilla Wegars
- Chinese Opium Smoking Techniques and Paraphernalia, by Jerry Wylie and Richard E. Fike
Part Four: Analytical Techniques
- The Manganese/Cobalt Ratio in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Asian Porcelain, by Harvey Steele
- Sourcing and Dating of Asian Porcelains by Elemental Analysis, by Alison Stenger
Part Five: Comparative and Theoretical Studies
- Form and Adaptation: Nineteenth Century Chinese Miners' Dwellings in Southern New Zealand, by Neville A. Ritchie
- Old Approaches and New Directions: Implications for Future Research, by Roberta S. Greenwood