It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read Chinese in St. Louis, 1857-2007 by Huping Ling
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In 1857, Alla Lee, a 24yearold native of Ningbo, China, seeking a better life, came to St. Louis. A decade later, Lee was joined by several hundred of his countrymen from San Francisco and New York who were seeking jobs in mines and factories in and around St. Louis. Most of these Chinese workers lived in boardinghouses located near a street called Hop Alley. In time, Chinese hand laundries, merchandise stores, herb shops, restaurants, and clan association headquarters sprang up in and around that street, forming St. Louis Chinatown. Hop Alley survived with remarkable resilience and energy...
Chinese in St. Louis, 1857-2007 by Huping Ling is 132 pages long, and a total of 33,264 words.
This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 1 minute to read Chinese in St. Louis, 1857-2007 aloud.
Chinese in St. Louis, 1857-2007 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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