How Long to Read Chinese Laundries

How Long Does it Take to Read Chinese Laundries?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Chinese Laundries by John Jung

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A social history of the role of the Chinese laundry on the survival of early Chinese immigrants in the U.S.during the Chinese Exclusion law period, 1882-1943, and in Canada during the years of the Head Tax, 1885-1923, and exclusion law, 1923-1947. Why and how Chinese got into the laundry business and how they had to fight discriminatory laws and competition from white-owned laundries to survive. Description of their lives, work demands, and living conditions. Reflections by a sample of children who grew up living in the backs of their laundries provide vivid first-person glimpses of the difficult lives of Chinese laundrymen and their families.

How long is Chinese Laundries?

Chinese Laundries by John Jung is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Chinese Laundries Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Chinese Laundries aloud.

What Reading Level is Chinese Laundries?

Chinese Laundries is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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