The forgotten Chinese of the Napa Valley 1870-1900

Publication

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The forgotten Chinese of the Napa Valley 1870-1900

Entry/Object ID

2022.24.1

Description

A final paper by John McCormick written for a Harvard University course called "The United States and China, Opium War to Present." The paper focuses on Chinese immigrant labor in the Napa Valley in the 19th century. 31 pages.

Collection

Manuscripts

Acquisition

Accession

2022.24

Source or Donor

John E. McCormick

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Racism, Immigrants, Wine industry, Agriculture

Search Terms

Napa Valley, California, Chinese immigration, Chinatown, St. Helena, CA, immigrant labor, Napa, CA, vineyards, Opium War (1839-1842), Opium War (1856-1860), Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), California gold rush, Old Gold Mountain, San Francisco, CA, Depression of 1873, discrimination, Burlingame Treaty Amendment (1880), Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), Foreign Miner's Tax (1852), structural racism, St. Helena STAR, Chinese Free Masons, Anti-Coolie, The San Francisco Wine Merchant, Charles Menefee, Napa County, CA, viticulture, Paul Frenzeny, John Gillam, John York, stoop labor, Overland Monthly

Publication Details

Author

McCormick, John

Date Published

Dec 6, 2020

Create Date

May 19, 2022

Update Date

August 17, 2024