Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans by Jean Pfaelzer, Random House, New York, 2007, $27.95. The discovery of gold in California in January 1848 attracted hordes of prospectors, entrepreneurs and workers, but not all found themselves welcome. Immigrants from China were subjected to incessant Anglo-American violence. As early as 1849, a mob of …
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