The Resource The white devil's daughters : the women who fought slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, Julia Flynn Siler
The white devil's daughters : the women who fought slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, Julia Flynn Siler
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- Summary
- "A revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San Francisco during the first century of Chinese immigration (1848-1943) and the "safe house" on the edge of Chinatown that became a refuge for those seeking their freedom. From 1874, a house on the edge of San Francisco's Chinatown served as a gateway to freedom for thousands of enslaved and vulnerable young Chinese women and girls. Known as the Occidental Mission Home, it survived earthquakes, fire, bubonic plague, and violence directed against its occupants and supporters--a courageous group of female abolitionists who fought the slave trade in Chinese women. With compassion and an investigative historian's sharp eyes, Siler tells the story of both the abolitionists, who challenged the corrosive, anti-Chinese prejudices of the time, and the young women who dared to flee their fate. She relates how the women who ran the house defied contemporary convention, even occasionally broke the law, by physically rescuing children from the brothels where they worked, or snatching them off the ships smuggling them in, and helped bring the exploiters to justice. She has also uncovered the stories of many of the girls and young women who came to the Mission and the lives they later led, sometimes becoming part of the home's staff themselves. A remarkable story of an overlooked part of our history, told with sympathy and vigor."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 423 pages
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Contents
-
- Queen's room
- "The cussedest place for women"
- Reveille cry
- "No ordinary person"
- Victorian compromise
- Inked thumbprints
- The celestial quarter
- "To have a little Chinaman"
- Baiting the hook
- Life as a mui tsai
- "A worse slavery than ever Uncle Tom knew of"
- Dynamite
- Devil's playground
- Chinatown in tears
- Year of the rat
- Instant fame
- Municipal storm
- "Forcing me into the life"
- "I may go to sleep tonight and then find myself in hell!"
- A deathbed promise
- Taking public stands
- Pink curtain
- Courage to fight evil
- The Chinese Mark Twain
- 'Ell of a place!
- The Lord is my shepherd
- "The stress of circumstances"
- Homecomings
- Municipal crib
- Paper son
- Dragon stories
- Tiny
- Missionaries of the home
- Matchmaking
- The "joy zone"
- Fruit tramps
- "Are you wearing a mask and taking precautions?"
- Quiet defiance
- Sargy
- Bessie
- Heavens for courage
- The thwack of bouncing balls
- Little general
- Shangri-la
- Broken blossoms
- Epilogue: "Blessed Tien."
- Isbn
- 9781101875261
- Label
- The white devil's daughters : the women who fought slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown
- Title
- The white devil's daughters
- Title remainder
- the women who fought slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown
- Statement of responsibility
- Julia Flynn Siler
- Subject
-
- Occidental Mission Home -- History
- Social work with prostitutes -- California | San Francisco -- History
- Chinese -- California | San Francisco -- History
- Women abolitionists -- United States -- History
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | History
- Human trafficking -- California | San Francisco
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San Francisco during the first century of Chinese immigration (1848-1943) and the "safe house" on the edge of Chinatown that became a refuge for those seeking their freedom. From 1874, a house on the edge of San Francisco's Chinatown served as a gateway to freedom for thousands of enslaved and vulnerable young Chinese women and girls. Known as the Occidental Mission Home, it survived earthquakes, fire, bubonic plague, and violence directed against its occupants and supporters--a courageous group of female abolitionists who fought the slave trade in Chinese women. With compassion and an investigative historian's sharp eyes, Siler tells the story of both the abolitionists, who challenged the corrosive, anti-Chinese prejudices of the time, and the young women who dared to flee their fate. She relates how the women who ran the house defied contemporary convention, even occasionally broke the law, by physically rescuing children from the brothels where they worked, or snatching them off the ships smuggling them in, and helped bring the exploiters to justice. She has also uncovered the stories of many of the girls and young women who came to the Mission and the lives they later led, sometimes becoming part of the home's staff themselves. A remarkable story of an overlooked part of our history, told with sympathy and vigor."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Siler, Julia Flynn
- Dewey number
- 306.3/620979461
- Illustrations
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HQ316.S4
- LC item number
- S55 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Occidental Mission Home
- Human trafficking
- Social work with prostitutes
- Chinese
- Women abolitionists
- United States
- Label
- The white devil's daughters : the women who fought slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, Julia Flynn Siler
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-406) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Queen's room -- "The cussedest place for women" -- Reveille cry -- "No ordinary person" -- Victorian compromise -- Inked thumbprints -- The celestial quarter -- "To have a little Chinaman" -- Baiting the hook -- Life as a mui tsai -- "A worse slavery than ever Uncle Tom knew of" -- Dynamite -- Devil's playground -- Chinatown in tears -- Year of the rat -- Instant fame -- Municipal storm -- "Forcing me into the life" -- "I may go to sleep tonight and then find myself in hell!" -- A deathbed promise -- Taking public stands -- Pink curtain -- Courage to fight evil -- The Chinese Mark Twain -- 'Ell of a place! -- The Lord is my shepherd -- "The stress of circumstances" -- Homecomings -- Municipal crib -- Paper son -- Dragon stories -- Tiny -- Missionaries of the home -- Matchmaking -- The "joy zone" -- Fruit tramps -- "Are you wearing a mask and taking precautions?" -- Quiet defiance -- Sargy -- Bessie -- Heavens for courage -- The thwack of bouncing balls -- Little general -- Shangri-la -- Broken blossoms -- Epilogue: "Blessed Tien."
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 423 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101875261
- Lccn
- 2018039985
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1099797205
- Label
- The white devil's daughters : the women who fought slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, Julia Flynn Siler
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-406) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Queen's room -- "The cussedest place for women" -- Reveille cry -- "No ordinary person" -- Victorian compromise -- Inked thumbprints -- The celestial quarter -- "To have a little Chinaman" -- Baiting the hook -- Life as a mui tsai -- "A worse slavery than ever Uncle Tom knew of" -- Dynamite -- Devil's playground -- Chinatown in tears -- Year of the rat -- Instant fame -- Municipal storm -- "Forcing me into the life" -- "I may go to sleep tonight and then find myself in hell!" -- A deathbed promise -- Taking public stands -- Pink curtain -- Courage to fight evil -- The Chinese Mark Twain -- 'Ell of a place! -- The Lord is my shepherd -- "The stress of circumstances" -- Homecomings -- Municipal crib -- Paper son -- Dragon stories -- Tiny -- Missionaries of the home -- Matchmaking -- The "joy zone" -- Fruit tramps -- "Are you wearing a mask and taking precautions?" -- Quiet defiance -- Sargy -- Bessie -- Heavens for courage -- The thwack of bouncing balls -- Little general -- Shangri-la -- Broken blossoms -- Epilogue: "Blessed Tien."
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 423 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101875261
- Lccn
- 2018039985
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1099797205
Subject
- Occidental Mission Home -- History
- Social work with prostitutes -- California | San Francisco -- History
- Chinese -- California | San Francisco -- History
- Women abolitionists -- United States -- History
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | History
- Human trafficking -- California | San Francisco
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