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02593aam a2200505 i 4500 001 AED63BE8B81211E9A4E5754297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190806010914 008 181026s2019 nyua b 001 0beng c 010 $a 2018035691 020 $a 0190645237 020 $a 9780190645236 035 $a (OCoLC)1077616900 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d TOH $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- $a a-cc--- 050 00 $a E184.C5 $b D38 2019 082 00 $a 305.48/8951073 $2 23 100 1 $a Davis, Nancy E. $e author. 245 14 $a The Chinese lady : $b Afong Moy in early America / $c Nancy E. Davis. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xi, 331 pages ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In 1834, a Chinese woman named Afong Moy arrived in America as both a prized guest and advertisement for a merchant firm--a promotional curiosity and celebrity used to peddle exotic wares from the East. This first biography of Afong Moy explores how she shaped a number of Americans' impressions of China, all while living as a stranger in a foreign land"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Setting the stage -- The cast -- Behind the scenes -- The show -- The curtain rises -- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the person -- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the American home -- On tour -- New York to Charleston -- Return to the North -- Cuba and up the Mississippi River -- Finale -- Off stage -- The final act. 600 10 $a Foy, Afong. 650 0 $a Chinese American women $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women immigrants $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Chinese influences. $x Chinese influences. 651 0 $a China $x History. $x History. 650 7 $a Chinese American women. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00857242 650 7 $a Civilization $x Chinese influences. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862903 650 7 $a Public opinion, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01354087 650 7 $a Women immigrants. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01177764 651 7 $a China. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01206073 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / General. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317015720.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210723015041.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190905041255.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AED63BE8B81211E9A4E5754297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search