| ID | 193314 |
| Title Proper | Perpetual Foreigners |
| Other Title Information | Chinese Americans and the U.S. Opening to China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Minami, Kazushi |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the fall of 1980, sinologist Wei Peh T’i revisited her hometowns in China, Nanjing and Chongqing, for the first time since she left for New York in 1947, at age sixteen. Wei was part of a luxury cruise for “foreigners,” but with unfading knowledge of local dialects, she managed to visit the people on the name list that her parents had prepared for her homecoming. A curious gaze of the “natives” trailed Wei along the way, however, and an old Chinese poem came to her mind: |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 47, No.3; Jun 2023: p446–471 |
| Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol: 47 No 3 |
| Key Words | Chinese Americans ; U.S. Opening to China |