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

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  1. Cindy Yik-yi Chu
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Cindy Yik-yi Chu
    Pages 1-16

  3. The 1920s, People and Weather

    • Cindy Yik-yi Chu
    Pages 17-42

  4. The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits

    • Cindy Yik-yi Chu
    Pages 43-68

  5. Advent of Japanese, 1938–1941

    • Cindy Yik-yi Chu
    Pages 69-95

  6. Japanese Occupation And Internment, 1941–1942

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    Pages 97-119

  7. In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941–1942

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    Pages 121-142

  8. Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees

    • Cindy Yik-yi Chu
    Pages 143-169

  9. Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s

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    Pages 171-196

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 197-208

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-241
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About this book

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. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong.

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Introduction * The 1920s, People and Weather * The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits* Advent of Japanese, 1938-1941 * Japanese Occupation and Internment, 1941-1942 * In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941-1942 * Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees * Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s

About the authors

Cindy Yik-yi Chu is a Professor in the Department of History at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921–1966

  • Editors: Cindy Yik-yi Chu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230604179

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Cindy Yik-yi Chu 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7668-0Published: 13 June 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-53728-0Published: 13 June 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-60417-9Published: 30 April 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 241

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Religion, Asian Culture, Asian History, Social History, Cultural History, Asian Politics

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