From Slave Girls to Salvation - Gender, Race, and Victoria's Chinese Rescue Home, 1886-1923 (Paperback)

For decades, the Chinese Rescue Home was a feature of the landscape of Victoria, British Columbia. Originally a refuge for Chinese prostitutes and slave girls rescued from captivity, it became a residence and school where the Methodist Women's Missionary Society attempted to reform Chinese and Japanese girls and women. They did so, in part, by teaching them domestic skills meant to ease their integration into Western society. This book offers the first in-depth history and analysis of this iconic institution and expands our understanding of the complex interplay between gender, race, and class in BC during this time.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2015
Authors:	Shelly D Ikebuchi
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-3057-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Charities & voluntary services Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-7748-3057-3
Barcode:	9780774830577

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