拓荒者：华人对墨西卡利早期开发的贡献

论文结合墨西卡利华人出现的历史背景,重点就华人对墨西卡利早期开发的贡献及当地华人社会的兴起进行了论述,探讨了墨西卡利华人社会迅速衰落的原因,认为墨西卡利华人社会的迅速衰落,具有独特的时代背景和原因。一是它的边疆位置造成了美墨之间的争夺,使得华人的生存发展受到一定影响。二是在世界经济危机爆发的大背景下,依靠棉花出口的墨西卡利经济受到巨大影响,这一外部因素加剧了华人社会的衰落。三是墨西哥的土改政策,也波及到华人的处境。

Chinese Pioneers'Contributions to the Early Development of Mexicali

The article narrates the story of the rise and decline of the Chinese settlement in Mexicali with the major attention devoted to Chinese's contributions to the economic development of Mexicali during the early 20th century and the causes leading to the sharp diminution of the Chinese community after the Mexican Revolution.The author ascribes the Chinese population reduction to three contributing factors:(1) Mexico's strife with the United States to control the broader areas that prompted its passage of laws...