The Chinatown Trunk Mystery - Murder, Miscegenation, and Other Dangerous Encounters in Turn-of-the-Century New York City - Mary Ting Yi Lui -
Brand: Princeton University Press
Description
In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City.
