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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Sources -- Studies of Modern Chinese Literature -- Studies and Translations oflndividual Authors -- Unidentified Authors -- Conference Papers -- Unpublished Works -- Chinese Sources -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.
From the moment he learns of his mother's death in Guyana, Hemchand Gossai begins the long journey home to his birthplace, thousands of miles to a now faraway land. Beyond the moment of sorrow and the grief that envelops him, the author paints a poignant and moving portrait of a life interrupted many times over. Filled with joy and pain, humor and sadness, this story will resonate with anyone who has struggled with self identity and transformation, and the wonder, shock, and comedy of entering a new cultural world. This is a story of choice and consequences, race and religion, childhood and fatherhood. 'River Crossings' is a journey of fulfilling final promises of a son to a mother, promises that must be kept, promises with their own challenges.
This study offers an interpretation of the origins of the T'ang-Sung intellectual tradition.
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The Golden Triangle region that joins Burma, Thailand, and Laos is one of the global centers of opiate and methamphetamine production. Opportunistic Chinese businessmen and leaders of various armed groups are largely responsible for the manufacture of these drugs. The region is defined by the apparently conflicting parallel strands of criminality and efforts at state building, a tension embodied by a group of individuals who are simultaneously local political leaders, drug entrepreneurs, and members of heavily armed militias.Ko-lin Chin, a Chinese American criminologist who was born and raised in Burma, conducted five hundred face-to-face interviews with poppy growers, drug dealers, drug use...