The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921–1966

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-16

3. The 1920s, People and Weather

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   Pages 17-42

4. The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits

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   Pages 43-68

5. Advent of Japanese, 1938–1941

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   Pages 69-95

6. Japanese Occupation And Internment, 1941–1942

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   Pages 97-119

7. In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941–1942

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   Pages 121-142

8. Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees

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   Pages 143-169

9. Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s

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   Pages 171-196

10. Conclusion

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    Pages 197-208

11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-241

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This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong.

• history
• history of literature
• Japan
• Japanese
• social history

Introduction * The 1920s, People and Weather * The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits* Advent of Japanese, 1938-1941 * Japanese Occupation and Internment, 1941-1942 * In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941-1942 * Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees * Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s

Cindy Yik-yi Chu is a Professor in the Department of History at Hong Kong Baptist University.

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