The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1969 In Love with the Chinese

by Chu, Cindy Yik-yi

• ISBN13: 9781403965868
• ISBN10: 1403965862
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-27
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1969: In Love with the Chinese describes the adaptation of American women to cross-cultural situations in Hong Kong from 1921 to 1969. The Maryknoll Sisters were the first American Catholic community of women founded for overseas missionary work, and were the first American Sisters in Hong Kong. Maryknollers were independent, outgoing, and joyful women who were highly educated, and acted in professional capacities as teachers, social workers, and medical personnel. The assertion of this book is that the mission provided Maryknollers what they had long desired--equal employment opportunities--which were only later emphasized in the women's liberation movement of the 1960s.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Introduction * Early Arrival, 1921-1937 * Difficult Years, 1937-1951 * Extreme Poverty of the 1950s, King's Park and Tung Tau Tsuen * Refugee Committees in the 1950s and Chai Wan * Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon Tsai, and Social Services in the 1960s * Kwun Tong and Chai Wan in the 1960s * Conclusion

Introduction * Early Arrival, 1921-1937 * Difficult Years, 1937-1951 * Extreme Poverty of the 1950s, King's Park and Tung Tau Tsuen * Refugee Committees in the 1950s and Chai Wan * Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon Tsai, and Social Services in the 1960s * Kwun Tong and Chai Wan in the 1960s * Conclusion