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2006 · ref. 72499 — Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre 2006. CAD 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the half title no other makrings Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards 250pp index B&Wphotos. Written by Paul Yee a third-generation Chinese-Canadian in search of his own roots as well as those of the community Saltwater City brings the perceptions of a previously diffident community to its own history. A text resonant with often painful first-person recollections combines with 200 photographs most reproduced for the first time to form a chronological portrait of the community from its earliest beginnings to the present. With the assimilation of its people into the mainstream of Canadian life following World War II Saltwater City as early Chinese immigrants called the community was threatened but changes in attitude government policy and the opening of diplomatic relations with China instead caused a renaissance. Now Vancouver's Chinese community totals over 150000 people enjoys considerable political and financial influence and has matured beyond recognition into one of Canada's most successful ethnic enclaves. A heavy book. 3.5 JM LVR 200/b6. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover