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海之龙：利物浦和她的中国海员（汉英对照）
(uk) Charles Frederick William Foley Ewan Margaret Foley
This book tells the history of the formation of the Chinese community in Liverpool. Different from the characteristics of Chinese communities (Chinatowns) in other countries and regions, the Chinese community in Liverpool is mainly formed by Chinese sailors. The book tells the historical process of Chinese seafarers settling in Liverpool, especially the role Chinese seafarers played in serving the British merchant ships and ensuring Britain's "maritime lifeline" during World War II. During this period, the Chinese seafarers fought for equal pay and equal treatment for equal work; and due to the war, a large number of Chinese seafarers stayed in the UK for a long time, and some seafarers married local British women. Their living conditions. After the war, the British government, the British Seamen's Union and the shipping companies ruthlessly repatriated most of the Chinese seafarers, resulting in the tragedy of many Chinese-British families being separated from their wives.
This book tells the history of the formation of the Chinese community in Liverpool. Different from the characteristics of Chinese communities (Chinatowns) in other countries and regions, the Chinese community in Liverpool is mainly formed by Chinese sailors. The book tells the historical process of Chinese seafarers settling in Liverpool, especially the role Chinese seafarers played in serving the British merchant ships and ensuring Britain's "maritime lifeline" during World War II. During this period, the Chinese seafarers fought for equal pay and equal treatment for equal work; and due to the war, a large number of Chinese seafarers stayed in the UK for a long time, and some seafarers married local British women. Their living conditions. After the war, the British government, the British Seamen's Union and the shipping companies ruthlessly repatriated most of the Chinese seafarers, resulting in the tragedy of many Chinese-British families being separated from their wives.