Seeing the light : four decades in Chinatown /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Wong, Dean, author, photographer.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Seattle, WA : Chin Music Press, [2016]
Description:145 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 x 29 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10808021
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9781634059039
1634059034
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book collects decades of Dean Wong's photography and essays chronicling life in Chinatowns, especially in Seattle but also in Vancouver, BC, and San Francisco"--
"Photojournalist Dean Wong has been chronicling life in America's Chinatowns for four decades. His sensitive eye and man-of-the-people interviews bring these ghettos disguised as tourist traps to life. Through Wong, we meet the drag queen deciding to stop his medications and die of AIDS with dignity; the elderly Chinese American facing eviction as the neighborhood gentrifies; the artist told by the city that his shop is a fire hazard, and the man who challenged Bruce Lee to a fight. and lost. Wong focuses his attention on the Chinatowns of Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, and New York. He reveals how 'Chinatown' is sometimes a misnomer because these neighborhoods often include large pockets of Vietnamese, Japanese, and other Asian American families. He also chronicles the celebratory side of life in these communities, from the events around Lunar New Year to a much-anticipated visit by the Dalai Lama. Building on the groundwork of Bonnie Tsui's American Chinatown (2009), Seeing the Light exposes an oft overlooked American community and reminds the reader that these neighborhoods are filled with much more than good places to get dim sum. Dean Wong is an award-winning photojournalist who has been chronicling Asian American life for nearly forty years. The city of Seattle and King County, Washington, declared March 8, 1995, Dean Wong Day to honor his efforts documenting the Asian and Pacific American community"--
Other form:Online version: Wong, Dean. Seeing the light First edition. Seattle, WA : Chin Music Press, 2016 9781634059053

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 10808021
003 ICU
005 20160714050547.9
008 160311s2016 waua 001 0deng
010 |a  2016009589 
020 |a 9781634059039  |q hardcover 
020 |a 1634059034  |q hardcover 
035 |a (OCoLC)944957823 
040 |a DLC  |e rda  |b eng  |c DLC  |d YDX  |d OCLCF  |d MYG  |d YDXCP 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a n-us-wa  |a n-cn-bc  |a n-us-ca 
050 0 0 |a F899.S46  |b I588 2016 
082 0 0 |a 979.7/77  |2 23 
084 |a PHO015000  |a PHO011020  |a PHO014000  |a PHO010000  |2 bisacsh 
090 |a F899.S46  |b I588 2016  |p f 
100 1 |a Wong, Dean,  |e author,  |e photographer.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00012037  |1 http://viaf.org/viaf/11153237723229211517 
245 1 0 |a Seeing the light :  |b four decades in Chinatown /  |c photos and essays by Dean Wong. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a Seattle, WA :  |b Chin Music Press,  |c [2016] 
300 |a 145 pages :  |b illustrations (some color) ;  |c 20 x 29 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt 
336 |a still image  |b sti  |2 rdacontent  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/sti 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/mediaTypes/n 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/carriers/nc 
500 |a Includes index. 
520 2 |a "This book collects decades of Dean Wong's photography and essays chronicling life in Chinatowns, especially in Seattle but also in Vancouver, BC, and San Francisco"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
520 2 |a "Photojournalist Dean Wong has been chronicling life in America's Chinatowns for four decades. His sensitive eye and man-of-the-people interviews bring these ghettos disguised as tourist traps to life. Through Wong, we meet the drag queen deciding to stop his medications and die of AIDS with dignity; the elderly Chinese American facing eviction as the neighborhood gentrifies; the artist told by the city that his shop is a fire hazard, and the man who challenged Bruce Lee to a fight. and lost. Wong focuses his attention on the Chinatowns of Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, and New York. He reveals how 'Chinatown' is sometimes a misnomer because these neighborhoods often include large pockets of Vietnamese, Japanese, and other Asian American families. He also chronicles the celebratory side of life in these communities, from the events around Lunar New Year to a much-anticipated visit by the Dalai Lama. Building on the groundwork of Bonnie Tsui's American Chinatown (2009), Seeing the Light exposes an oft overlooked American community and reminds the reader that these neighborhoods are filled with much more than good places to get dim sum. Dean Wong is an award-winning photojournalist who has been chronicling Asian American life for nearly forty years. The city of Seattle and King County, Washington, declared March 8, 1995, Dean Wong Day to honor his efforts documenting the Asian and Pacific American community"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
651 0 |a International District (Seattle, Wash.)  |v Pictorial works. 
651 0 |a Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)  |v Pictorial works. 
651 0 |a Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)  |v Pictorial works. 
651 0 |a International District (Seattle, Wash.)  |x Social life and customs. 
651 0 |a Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)  |x Social life and customs. 
651 0 |a Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)  |x Social life and customs. 
650 0 |a Chinese Americans  |v Interviews. 
651 0 |a International District (Seattle, Wash.)  |v Biography. 
651 0 |a Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)  |v Biography. 
651 0 |a Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)  |v Biography. 
650 7 |a PHOTOGRAPHY / Photojournalism.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Essays.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a PHOTOGRAPHY / Photoessays & Documentaries.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a PHOTOGRAPHY / History.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Chinese Americans.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00857249 
650 7 |a Manners and customs.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01007815 
651 7 |a British Columbia  |z Vancouver  |z Chinatown.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01323299 
651 7 |a California  |z San Francisco  |z Chinatown.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01322866 
651 7 |a Washington (State)  |z Seattle  |z International District.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01317276 
655 7 |a Biography.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 
655 7 |a Interviews.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01423832 
655 7 |a Pictorial works.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01423874 
776 0 8 |i Online version:  |a Wong, Dean.  |t Seeing the light  |b First edition.  |d Seattle, WA : Chin Music Press, 2016  |z 9781634059053  |w (DLC) 2016012962 
903 |a HeVa 
929 |a cat 
999 f f |i 11a4ab7e-72c1-5d55-8b17-f9c44d48b4f6  |s f764d677-daa3-5347-a0ef-acf9359d41f8 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a F899.S46 I588 2016  |p f  |l JRL  |c JRL-Gen  |i 9175956 
927 |t Library of Congress classification  |a F899.S46 I588 2016  |p f  |l JRL  |c JRL-Gen  |e DESP  |b 112826057  |i 9621331