BOOK
Chinese Mexicans (North Carolina, 2012).
Not only is this a serious history book, but also a highly readable story.–Prof. Antonio C. Hsiang, International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies
A pioneering and innovative study. . . . Utiliz[es] rare materials to illuminate new questions.–Western Historical Quarterly
This book is a must-read for students of the Chinese diaspora in the Americas.–Frontiers of History in China
Recommended. All levels/libraries.–Choice
The lucid prose and clear chronological structure will be appropriate for both general and specialized audiences.–H-Borderlands
Chinese Mexicans demonstrates the racial, gender, sexual, and social mores that were forged in diaspora and forced Chinese Mexican expulsions.–American Quarterly
Contributes substantially to the growing scholarship on long-neglected topic . . . Chinese Mexicans adds to the historiographies on transnational movements, race relations, nationalism, cultural construction, and gender.–The Americas
An accessible book. It can be used well with undergraduate courses and is a good teaching tool for those in the field of oral history.—Hispanic American Historical Review
Camacho’s use of twenty-seven oral interviews (which she conducted) yields insight into aspects of Chinese Mexican experiences previously unexplored by scholars. She captures nuances that are missing from the written record.–American Historical Review
RECENT ARTICLES & CHAPTERS
“Asian Americans in the Heartland,” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies, in progress.
“Chinese Latinos and an Imagined Latin America: Transpacific Family, Identity, Culture, and Memory in Hong Kong, Macau, and Southern China,” Journal of Chinese Overseas, 2024: https://brill.com/view/journals/jco/20/2/article-p101_1.xml
CURRENT BOOK PROJECT
Chinese Latinos: Forging the Transpacific Family, Diasporic Community, and Memory.
OTHER ITEMS:
My list of book recommendations on Booklisti: Fiction with Strong Female Characters & Christian Themes | Booklisti
My list of book recommendations on Shepherd: The best books about Asian diasporas in the Americas
Christopher De Wolf’s “The Origin of Hong Kong’s Mexico Bun: A Story of Exile and Return: zolimacitymag.com