Sailing for the Sun: The Chinese in Hawaii, 1789-1989

Sailing for the Sun: The Chinese in Hawaii, 1789-1989
ISBN-10
0824813138
ISBN-13
9780824813130
Category
History
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
1988-01-01
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Author
Toy Len Chang

Description

Sailing for the Sun celebrates in 1989 the bicentenary of the arrival of the first Chinese in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1789, the Islands had not yet been united as a kingdom under Kamehameha; the various Islands were ruled by high chiefs for several more years. The Islands, "discovered" just a scant 11 years before by the British Captain James Cook, were a beautiful chain of lush lands, soaring volcanic mountains, with a moderate climate and a relatively sparse population.

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