Lorraine Dong (10 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. 1st University of Washington Press Paperback Ed.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. 1st University of Washington Press Paperback Ed.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. minor wear and creasing pages yellowed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near Fine First Printing. Former Owner Label On Inside Cover. Softcover With French Flaps.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: VG. Los Angeles, CA 1980 first edition. Amerasia Journal. vol 7 no. 1. royal octavo wraps. Dong article pp. 1-30. Other articles in issue as well. VG Plus. no owner marks.

Stiff Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Stated First edition. 10 x 8 1/2". 178 pgs. Stiff pictorial wraps with flap. Profusely illustrated in color and B&W. Near fine. Small spot on cover else clean. The book uses illustrations from popular 19th century publications to document the hostility toward the Chinese immigrants who were coming to fill the need for workers. Racist caricatures were common for the Chinese as well as for Blacks. The early 1850's and 60's show them met with curiosity and interest that changed and led to the Chinese Exclusion act in 1882.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Large quarto (small folio) in pictorial wraps; 216 pages: illustrations (some color), portraits; 28 cm. Publishers annoucment card laid in. Signed by the author on title page. "For Robert, -- Arthur Dong" . Winner of the 2015 American Book Award. A very well designed and realized book, rife with b&w photos. Assumedly a paperback original (only one ISBN). / Features interviews with nightclub performers, histories of individual clubs and illustrations of memorabiliaContents: Foreword / by Lisa See. Preface / by Arthur Dong. Chinese American nightclubs, 1936-1970 / by Arthur Dong and Lorraine Dong. Interviews. Charlie Low; Dottie Sun; Frances Chun; Ivy Tam; Jackie Mei Ling; Jade Ling; Jadin Wong; Larry Ching; Mary Mammon; Noel Toy; Tony Wing; Toy and Wing (Dorothy Toy; Paul Wing); Toy Yat Mar; Walton Biggerstaff. The clubs. China Doll; Chinese Sky Room; Club Shanghai; Forbidden City; Kubla Khan; Lion's Den; Oakland clubs (Club Oakland; New Shanghai Cafe; New Shanghai Terrace Bowl); Shangri-la. Memorabilia. Matchbook covers; Menus; Cocktail napkins; Photo folder covers. Notes: "Forbidden City, USA was published in coordination with an exhibition about Chinese American nightclubs curated by Arthur Dong for the San Francisco Public Library's Jewett Gallery (April 12-July 6, 2014)"--Colophon. "List of clubs": page 210. Foreword by Lisa See; essay writers, Arthur Dong and Lorraine Dong. Fine; as new First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited).…