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Material culture, social networks and the Chinese of Ouray, Colorado, 1880-1920.

机译:物质文化,社交网络和科罗拉多州乌雷的中国人,1880-1920年。

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This study examines a sample of artifacts recovered from the Vanoli Site (5OR30) encompassing a privy and trash midden located directly behind an historic Chinese laundry. Previous research in Overseas Chinese archaeology has focused on historically large Chinese communities and processes of acculturation, resulting in a homogenous perception of past Overseas Chinese experiences. The purpose of this project is to explore the small, historic Chinese community of Ouray, Colorado, and work to understand their past experiences in terms of social interaction rather than acculturation. Borrowing concepts from social network theory, artifacts recovered from behind the Chinese laundry drive the reconstruction of past social relationships. When these relationships are placed within the context of Ouray and the United States at the time, they can lead to an understanding of past experiences. Quantitative analyses included organizing artifacts by material type, stylistic traits, function and minimum number of items. The production, acquisition and use contexts were also determined for artifacts when possible. Using historical sources, qualitative analyses began with researching the local context of Chinese living in Ouray and the attitudes of Ouray residents towards them. The social meanings of activities associated with excavated artifacts were understood within the contexts of China, the United States and Ouray at the time. These contexts, combined with identified patterns in the assemblage drove the reconstruction of several possible past social relationships. These relationships reveal that Chinese living in Ouray likely shared many of the same experiences as Chinese living in larger communities, specifically negative experiences stemming from racism and labor discrimination. However, they also likely had experiences that were unique to Ouray and were not completely dependent on ethnicity. Rather, a combination of factors, including occupation, place of business and residence, social status (within Chinese and Euroamerican communities), personal relationships, and wealth, seem to have had a more meaningful impact on experiences and whether those experiences were positive or negative. This was likely the case for most people living in the area. This study suggests that a close examination of local and historical contexts combined with archaeological evidence is necessary to illuminate Overseas Chinese experiences, and in doing such, could alter current perceptions of early Asian American history.
机译:这项研究检查了从Vanoli遗址(5OR30)回收的文物样本,其中包括位于历史悠久的中国洗衣店正后方的私密垃圾桶。以前的海外华人考古研究集中在历史悠久的华人社区和文化适应的过程上,从而使人们对过去的海外华人经历有了统一的认识。该项目的目的是探索科罗拉多州乌雷市一个历史悠久的小型华人社区,并努力从社交互动而非文化适应方面了解他们过去的经历。借用社会网络理论的概念,从中国洗衣服后面回收的文物推动了过去社会关系的重建。当这些关系被置于乌雷和美国的背景下时,它们可以导致对过去经验的理解。定量分析包括按材料类型,文体特征,功能和最少项目数量组织工件。尽可能确定工件的生产,获取和使用环境。使用历史资料进行定性分析始于研究乌拉伊人的当地生活环境以及乌拉伊居民对他们的态度。当时在中国,美国和乌雷(Ouray)的语境中,人们都了解了与挖掘出的文物相关的活动的社会意义。这些背景,再加上集合中确定的模式,推动了过去可能的几种社会关系的重建。这些关系表明,住在乌拉伊的中国人可能与居住在大社区的中国人有很多相同的经历,特别是种族主义和劳动歧视引起的负面经历。但是,他们也可能有乌雷特独有的经历,并不完全依赖种族。相反,综合考虑因素,包括职业,营业地点和居住地,社会地位(在中国和欧美社区内),人际关系和财富,这些因素对体验产生了更有意义的影响,无论这些经历是正面的还是负面的。对于居住在该地区的大多数人而言,情况可能是如此。这项研究表明,有必要仔细研究当地和历史背景,并结合考古学证据,以阐明海外华人的经历,这样做可能会改变当前对亚裔美国人早期历史的看法。

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  • 作者

    Knee, Alexis Ryan.;

  • 作者单位

    Colorado State University.;

  • 授予单位 Colorado State University.;
  • 学科 Anthropology Archaeology.;History United States.
  • 学位 M.A.
  • 年度 2012
  • 页码 202 p.
  • 总页数 202
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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  • 入库时间 2022-08-17 11:43:27

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