... with the recommendations on emphasizing and making the best use of genealogical records to enhance the research value of Chinese overseas studies. Findings The paper covers the history of Islam and describes how the religion was introduced into China, as well as Muslims' ethnicity and identity. It also places focus...

... American research libraries and thus has high research value. They cover almost all provinces and municipalities in China and have a great variety of types. Research limitations/implications Although the author tried to use various search strategies to look up in the Yale online library catalog...

...Susan Xue Purpose New (post‐1949) Chinese local gazetteers are one of the major primary resources for contemporary China Studies in the field of history, social sciences, humanities and sciences. Major research libraries in North America have collected them; however, the research value...

...Bert Chapman The USA and China have had a complex relationship since the 1949 establishment of the People’s Republic of China. This relationship has gone from hostility to guarded friendliness to increased tension at the beginning of the new millennium. Recent years have seen the emergence...

... Americans and Southeast regional studies. It consists of archive papers, books, journal and newspaper articles and Internet resources containing information on Florida and China. The list is arranged by authors’ last names when available. As the most southern state in the United States, Florida...

..., periodicals and Web sites. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Asia China Crime Minorities National cultures Violence The FBI has defined organized crime as: Any group having some manner of formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities...