A Note on Translation and Terminology1. Introduction: Defining the Asian American Heartland and Its SignificancePart I. Transnational Migration and Work2. Transnational Migration and Businesses in Chinese Chicago, 1870s-1930s3. Building “Hop Alley”: Myth and Reality of Chinatown in St. Louis, 1860s-1930s4. Intellectual Tradition of Heartland: Chicago School and BeyondPart II. Marriage, Family, and Community Organizations5. Family and Marriage in Heartland, 1880s-1940s6. Living Heartland: 1860s-1950s7. Governing Heartland: On Leong Chinese Merchants and Laborers Association, 1906-1966Part III. New Community Structures8. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act and the Formation of Cultural Community in St. Louis9. The Tripartite Community in Chicago10. Conclusion: Convergences and DivergencesAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex