Introduction: Chinese immigration to Mexico and the transnational commercial orbit
The dragon in Big Lusong: Chinese immigration to Mexico and the global Chinese diaspora
Transnational journeys: transnational contract labor recruitment, smuggling, and familial chain migration
Gender, interracial marriage, and transnational families
Employment and community: coolies, merchants, and the Tong wars
Mexican sinophobia and the anti-Chinese campaigns
Conclusion: re-envisioning Mestizaje and "Asian-Latino" studies.