Organizing Asian-American Labor : the Pacific Coast Canned-Salmon Industry, 1870-1942
Chris Friday (Author)
Between 1870 and 1942, successive generations of Asians and Asian Americans predominantly Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino formed the predominant body of workers in the Pacific Coast canned-salmon industry. This study traces the shifts in the ethnic and gender composition of the cannery labor market from its origins through it decline.
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9781439903797, 1439903794
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Maps and Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Spawning Grounds 2. "Satisfaction in Every Case": Cannery Work and the Contract System 3. Cannery Communities, Cannery Lives 4. Competitors for the Chinese 5. "Fecund Possibilities" for Issei and Nisei 6. From Factionalism to "One Filipino Race" 7. Indispensable Allies 8. A Fragile Alliance Conclusion Appendix Notes Index