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Xia, Yanwen. "The Sojourner Myth and Chinese Immigrants in the United States," American Culture Program, Bowling Green State University, June 1993. Advisor: Arthur Neal
This dissertation studies the creation of the “sojourner myth” in relation to Chinese immigration from the 1850s to a centruy later. The sojourner myth was evolved to provide an explanation, a reconciliation with reality, and an acceptable mythic perspective at a time when the urgent need to leave for a foreign land clashed with Chinese cultural tradition and its key notion of filial piety. Chinese immigrants were seen throughout this period as profoundly affected by this myth in their reality-construction activities in the new world. The study was carried out within the theorietical framework of the sociology of knowledge with its emphasis on the power of people’s belief, perception and interpretation of their actions.
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