The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966

by Chu, Cindy Yik-yi

• ISBN13: 9781403976680
• ISBN10: 1403976686
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. A priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong, it also serves as a companion volume to the author's The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1969 (Palgrave, 2004) .

Author Biography

Cindy Yik-yi Chu is Associate Professor of History, Hong Kong Baptist University. 

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The 1920s, People and Weather	p. 17
The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits	p. 43
Advent of Japanese, 1938-1941	p. 69
Japanese Occupation and Internment, 1941-1942	p. 97
In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941-1942	p. 121
Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees	p. 143
Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 197
Notes	p. 209
Bibliography	p. 221
Index	p. 233
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.