Sons of the Yellow Emperor

Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora is a non-fiction book by Lynn Pan. It was published in 1990 by Little, Brown & Company. It was published by Secker & Warburg in the United Kingdom. Kodansha America published later editions of the book.

The book covers the Chinese diaspora worldwide from 1500 to the time of publication of the book.[1] Andrew J. Nathan stated that the book describes anti-Chinese discrimination "without preaching".[2] Much of the primary sourcing comes from Western people.[2]

Edgar Wickberg of the University of British Columbia wrote that it is "the first serious and sustained narrative treatment of [its topic] as an [sic] historical phenomenon."[1] According to Wickberg, much of the content focuses on Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with some other portions related to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand.[1]

Contents

One chapter is "Jews of the East," which describes how ethnic Chinese became economically powerful in various countries, "Trojan Horse" describes perceptions of ethnic Chinese devotion to the countries they are in and/or to their mother country. Restrictions against ethnic Chinese participating in the economies and how ethnic Chinese dealt with the issue are in "Crooks or Capitalists". There is also a chapter on "Cultural and National Identities" which explores how strongly ethnic Chinese feel connections to China and/or to other countries.[3] The chapter "Hybrids" describes intermarriages between ethnic Chinese and other ethnic groups.[4]

Reception

Betty Lee Sung of City College of New York wrote that "The book is valuable for its overview".[4]

Wickberg concluded that "I wish I had written this book."[5] Wickberg argued that the book should have had more focus on Canada, which has a major Chinese diaspora.[6]

See also

References

  • Sung, Betty Lee (1992). "Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora". The International migration review. 26 (2): 695–696.
  • Wickberg, Edgar (1991). "Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora". The Journal of Asian studies. 50 (3): 671–672.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Wickberg, p. 672.
  2. ^ a b Nathan, Andrew J. (1990). "But How Chinese Are They?". The New York times book review. p. 726. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  3. ^ Sung, p. 695.
  4. ^ a b Sung, p. 696.
  5. ^ Wickberg, p. 673.
  6. ^ Wickberg, pp. 672-673.

Further reading

  • "Sons of the Yellow Emperor: The Story of the Overseas Chinese". The Economist. Vol. 317, no. 7681. London. 1990. p. 117.
  • Baker, Hugh (1990). "Across the Four Seas -- Sons of the Yellow Emperor: The Story of the Overseas Chinese by Lynn Pan". Far Eastern economic review. Vol. 150, no. 40. p. 42.
  • Hayford, Charles W (1990). "History: Sons of the Yellow Emperor". Library journal. 115 (16): 101.
  • Jasin, Abdul Kadir (1992). "Our favourite books -- Sons of the Yellow Emperor: The Story of the Overseas Chinese by Lynn Pan / Islamic Frontiers of China: Silk Road Images by How Man Wong and Adel A. Dajani". Far Eastern economic review. Vol. 155, no. 51–52. p. 40.
  • Miller-Loessi, Karen (2002). "Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora". Sociological inquiry. 72 (4): 600–606.
  • Stuttaford, Genevieve (1990). "Nonfiction: Sons of the Yellow Emperor". The Publishers weekly. Vol. 237, no. 22. p. 57.


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