Thu. December 2, 2021
Between 1848 and 1899, thousands of Chinese labourers travelled the West in search of Gold. Friction between Chinese and white settlers on the goldfields of California, Australia, and South Africa catalysed a global battle over “the Chinese Question”, that would shape economics and politics to today.
Mae Ngai is Lung Family Professor Asian American Studies and a professor of history at Columbia University. Her book The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics is published by W.W Norton.
