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Tsu, Cecilia M.,

Garden of the world : Asian immigrants and the making of agriculture in California's Santa Clara Valley / Cecilia M. Tsu. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nearly a century before it became known as Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Valley was world-renowned for something else: the succulent fruits and vegetables grown in its fertile soil. Virtually all farms were owned by whites, but the soil was largely worked by Asian immigrants. In this book, Cecilia Tsu tells the overlooked and intertwined histories of the land of the Santa Clara Valley and the Asian immigrants who cultivated it.

ISBN: 9780199344987 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Asian Americans--History.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Agriculture--History.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Fruit trade--History.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Fruit growers--History.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Ethnic relations.

LC Class. No.: F868.S25 / T78 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 338.108995079473