Diverse and Enduring: Archaeology from Across the Asian Diaspora

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Diverse and Enduring: Archaeology from Across the Asian Diaspora," at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Archaeological research on Chinese and Japanese diaspora sites has increased in recent years, resulting in important new perspectives and ways of understanding the varied people, places, and material culture associated with Asian American and Asian diaspora experiences. This session brings together scholarship from sites across the Asian diaspora in order to map the diversity of archaeological projects being conducted and the histories being told. By approaching this topic in such a broad manner, we hope to highlight the many ways that current research is bringing to light the diverse and enduring heritage of the Asian diaspora.

Other Keywords
Chinese • diaspora • Mining • Internment • Oregon • Chinese diaspora • Japanese Diaspora • Fishing • Oral History • 20th Century

Geographic Keywords
American West • Pacific Northwest • California • United States of America (Country) • United Mexican States (Country) • Cayman Islands (Country) • Turks and Caicos Islands (Country) • Bermuda (Country) • Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre (Country) • Republic of Cuba (Country)

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  1. After Construction: Railroad Workers Living On The Central Pacific In The 1870s (2022)
  2. Chemical Analysis Of Artifacts Related To The Chinese Diaspora In The American West (2022)
  3. Constructing Context Before, During, and After Internment Through Japanese-American Incarceration and the Historic 20th Century Redman-Hirahara Farmstead (2022)
  4. Diaspora in a Teacup: Materializations of Diaspora in the FS Louie Company of Berkeley, CA. (2022)
  5. Drinking, Laundry, and Haircuts: Framing Nikkei Material Culture in the Context of "Moral Reform" Politics at Barneston, WA (1907-1924) (2022)
  6. Excavations in the Rock Springs Chinatown, Wyoming1868-1932 (2022)
  7. Exploring Domestic Food Origins of The Chinese Community At Terrace (42BO547) Through Isotopic Studies (2022)
  8. Invisible History: Chinese Placer Mining Partnerships in 19th Century Oregon (2022)
  9. Main Street Merchants: The Lost Chinese Stores of The Dalles, Oregon (2022)
  10. Material Engagement and the Incarceration Experience at Amache (2022)
  11. Merchant Status: Life, Labor, and Politics in the Time of Chinese Exclusion (2022)
  12. The Polly Bemis Ranch Archaeological Project: Revisiting Idaho’s Most Famous Chinese American Pioneer (2022)
  13. Saké, Memory, Identity (2022)
  14. "A Son Is Always a Boy": Chinese Ideals of Male Elderhood (2022)
  15. There are Many Kinds of Fish in the Sea: Zooarchaeology and Ancient DNA Insights into 19th-century Chinese Diaspora Fisheries (2022)
  16. Uncovering Mining Company Habitation Sites Through Public Archaeology (2022)