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Chopsticks in the land of cotton : lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese grocers by Jung, John, 1937- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Chopsticks in the land of cotton : lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese grocers about?

The story of how a few Chinese immigrants found their way to the Mississippi River Delta in the late 1870s and earned their living with small family operated grocery stores in neighborhoods where mostly black cotton plantation workers lived. What was their status in the segregated black and white world of that time and place? How did this small group preserve their culture and ethnic identity? "Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton"is a social history of the lives of these pioneering families and the unique and valuable role they played in their communities for over a century.

Who reads Chopsticks in the land of cotton : lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese grocers?

Author

Jung, John, 1937-

Publisher

[California?]: Ying & Yang Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780615185712

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.65 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14