Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, large numbers of people from mainland China emigrated to the United States and other countries seeking employment. Termed "overseas Chinese," they made lasting contributions to the development of early communities, an impact which has only begun to be recognized in recent years. "Chinatowns," rural mining claims, work camps for railroad and other construction activities, salmon canneries and shrimp camps, laundries, stores, cook shacks, cemeteries, and temples are only some of the sites where traces of their presence can be found. In recent years, numerous archaeological and historical investigations of the overseas Chinese have taken place, and "Hidden Heritage" presents the results of some of those studies.
Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Part One: Rural ContextsThe Documentary Record of an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp Darby C. StappArchaeological Evidence of Chinese Use along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho David A. SissonIdaho's Chinese Mountain Gardens Jeffrey M. FeeThe Study of Faunal Remains from an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp in Northern Idaho Julia G. Longenecker and Darby C. Stapp Part Two: Urban ContextsThe Overseas Chinese in El Paso: Changing Goals, Changing Realities Edward StaskiInventory Records of Ceramics and Opium from a Nineteenth Century Chinese Store in California Ruth Ann Sando and David L. FeltonAnimal Bones from Historic Urban Chinese Sites: A Comparison of Sacramento, Woodland, Tucson, Ventura, and Lovelock Sherri M. GustPart Three: Work and LeisureThe Chinese Cannery Workers of Warrendale, Oregon, 1876-1930 John L. FaganBesides Polly Bemis: Historical and Artifactual Evidence for Chinese Women in the West, 1848-1930 Priscilla WegarsChinese Opium Smoking Techniques and Paraphernalia Jerry Wylie and Richard E. FikePart Four: Analytical TechniquesThe Manganese/Cobalt Ratio in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Asian Porcelain Harvey SteeleSourcing and Dating of Asian Porcelains by Elemental Analysis Alison StengerPart Five: Comparative and Theoretical StudiesForm and Adaptation: Nineteenth Century Chinese Miners' Dwellings in Southern New Zealand Neville A. RitchieOld Approaches and New Directions: Implications for Future Research Roberta S. Greenwood Contributors Index
