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Overseas Chinese Archaeology, Douglas Ross
Migration Narratives And Material Traces Of A Japanese Canadian Heritage Community, Douglas Ross
Migration Narratives And Material Traces Of A Japanese Canadian Heritage Community, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Ceramic Makers' Marks, Douglas Ross
Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Domestic Wares From British Columbia, Douglas Ross
Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Domestic Wares From British Columbia, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
No abstract provided.
Factors Influencing The Dining Habits Of Japanese And Chinese Migrants At A British Columbia Salmon Cannery, Douglas Ross
Factors Influencing The Dining Habits Of Japanese And Chinese Migrants At A British Columbia Salmon Cannery, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
Little archaeological research has focused on comparing the lives of Chinese migrants in North America with their non-Chinese neighbors, and only a modest amount of work of any sort has been done on Japanese sites. The following study compares archaeological and archival evidence of dining habits among Japanese and Chinese laborers at a turn-of-the-20thcentury salmon cannery in British Columbia. The objective is to explore the role of ethnic tradition and contextual factors in patterns of material consumption, using a theoretical perspective rooted in transnationalism and diaspora. Results indicate the Japanese cannery workers consumed a combination of Asian- and Western-style meals, …
Book Review: The Archaeology Of Alcohol And Drinking, Douglas Ross
Book Review: The Archaeology Of Alcohol And Drinking, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
No abstract provided.
Identification And Dating Of Japanese Glass Beverage Bottles, Douglas Ross
Identification And Dating Of Japanese Glass Beverage Bottles, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
Japanese overseas migrants imported a variety of consumer goods from home, goods which have been recovered from Japanese, Chinese, and other archaeological sites. One class of imports granted only limited attention in the archaeological literature is glass beverage bottles, which are easily confused with their North American counterparts. Historical and archaeological data on identification and chronology of Japanese beer, soda, and sake bottles enhance their usefulness in dating sites and interpreting migrant lifeways.
Material Life And Socio-Cultural Transformation Among Asian Transmigrants At A Fraser River Salmon Cannery, Douglas Ross
Material Life And Socio-Cultural Transformation Among Asian Transmigrants At A Fraser River Salmon Cannery, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
This study is a comparison of the material lives of first generation Chinese labourers and Japanese fishermen at a salmon cannery along the Fraser River in British Columbia, ca. 1900-1930. The objective is to explore the nature of cultural persistence and change among migrant groups using a contextual approach that incorporates multiple data sources, considerations of structure and agency, and local and international scales of analysis. Analysis and interpretation are framed within a perspective rooted in the study of material consumption and the twin concepts of transnationalism and diaspora.
Data used in this study are derived from archaeological excavation of …
The Birds Are Coming Home To Roost: Re-Evaluating The Architectural History Of Turkey Island Plantation, Douglas Ross
The Birds Are Coming Home To Roost: Re-Evaluating The Architectural History Of Turkey Island Plantation, Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
No abstract provided.