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Hong Kong Emigrants: Hong Kong Immigrants to Canada, Hong Kong Immigrants to the United States, Adrienne Clarkson, Raymond Chan, Denise Ho |
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English |
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Paperback |
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184 |
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2010-09-15 |
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1157851363 |
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Books LLC |
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0.61 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.39 inches |
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Chapters: Hong Kong Immigrants to Canada, Hong Kong Immigrants to the United States, Adrienne Clarkson, Raymond Chan, Denise Ho, Michelle Ye, Olivia Chow, Kenneth Ma, Sonija Kwok, Lawrence Chou, Zhenli Ye Gon, Vivian Chow, Benny Yau, Teresa Cheung, Deborah Chung, Terence Yin, Bing Thom, Hong Kong People in Shanghai, Susur Lee, Monita Rajpal, Tak Wah Mak, Patricia Hy-Boulais, Tony Wong, Jade Kwan, Alfred Sung, David Lam, Alice Wong, Kevin Chong, Vivienne Poy, Jenny Kwan, Stephen Yan, Hong Kong People in the United Kingdom, Melissa Hui, Debbie Wong, Mary-Woo Sims, Cindy Cheung, William Poy, Victor Li Tzar-Kuoi, Gabriel Yiu, Patrick Wong, Jenny Pat, Quentin Lee, Hoy Wong, Neville Poy, Jeannie Lee, William Kwong Yu Yeung, Mina Shum, Jason Leung. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 182. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Adrienne Louise Clarkson (née Adrienne Louise Poy, 10 February 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since that country's confederation. Clarkson is a refugee from Hong Kong, coming with her family to Canada in 1941 to settle and be raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic postings came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michaëlle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=161185
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