This page provides a selection of resources on Chinatowns within the 5 boroughs of New York City.
► In addition to the selected books on this page, try searching for Chinese American topics with the resources on the New York - Researching guide.
Use the print edition or search the digital edition to find entries on Chinese American topics in New York:
The Encyclopedia of New York City by 
To Save China, To Save Ourselves : The Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance of New York by 
New York Before Chinatown : Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture, 1776-1882 by 
Surviving the City : The Chinese Immigrant Experience in New York City, 1890-1970 by 
An Immigrant Neighborhood [electronic resource] : Interethnic and Interracial Encounters in New York before 1930 by 
Closing the Golden Door [electronic resource] : Asian Migration and the Hidden History of Exclusion at Ellis Island by 
Who Are the Cantonese Chinese?: New York City Chinatown During The 1940s-1960s by 
New York City Chinatown Chinese : Narratives of a Village and Community, Vol. II by 
Image credit: Manhattan Post Card Co. "Pell Street, Chinatown, New York City" postcard, 1915-1930, Hagley ID 2007214_117, Postcards of motels, roadside attractions, restaurants, etc. in the United States digital collection, Hagley Museum and Library, https://digital.hagley.org/2007214_117.
Mott Street : A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by 
Our Laundry, Our Town : My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond by 
Beautiful Country : A Memoir by 
Tea That Burns : A Family Memoir of Chinatown by
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