Ko-Lin Chin is Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Newark. He is author of many books in both English and Chinese, including Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity.

"Chin creates a poignant picture of the great hardships immigrants have endured in order to pay off debts and send money home to their families...Recommended for public and academic libraries." -Library Journal "Smuggled Chinese explores an important subject that until now has not been investigated fully by scholars. I am confident that it will emerge as a major contribution to the literature." -Michael Welch, Associate Professor, Rutgers University "...pathbreaking. Chin's analysis is grounded in interviews with 300 Chinese, most of whom had been smuggled into the United States between 1988 and 1993... [H]is multifaceted research strategy endows his analysis and conclusions with a high degree of credibility." -American Journal of Sociology "...highly recommend[ed] for anyone interested in the traffic of illegal immigrants." -Journal of American Ethnic History "Chin describes the international network of this flourishing business, lays bare its evil, and also puts a human face on this intractable international problem, showing how flaws in national policies and lax law enforcement perpetuate the cycle of desperation and suffering." -MultiCultural Review

• CONTENTS Foreword Douglas S. Massey Preface Acknowledgments I. LEAVING FOR THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 1 In Search of the American Dream 2 In Search of the Beautiful Country 3 The Social Organization of Human Smuggling II. FOLLOWING THE SNAKEHEADS 4 The Air Route 5 The Sea Route 6 The Land Route III. CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD 7 Safe Houses 8 Life in the Mountain of Gold 9 Stemming the Tide Glossary Appendix A: Research Methods Appendix B: Tables Notes References Index

Ko-Lin Chin is Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Newark. He is author of many books in both English and Chinese, including Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity.

"Chin creates a poignant picture of the great hardships immigrants have endured in order to pay off debts and send money home to their families...Recommended for public and academic libraries." -Library Journal "Smuggled Chinese explores an important subject that until now has not been investigated fully by scholars. I am confident that it will emerge as a major contribution to the literature." -Michael Welch, Associate Professor, Rutgers University "...pathbreaking. Chin's analysis is grounded in interviews with 300 Chinese, most of whom had been smuggled into the United States between 1988 and 1993... [H]is multifaceted research strategy endows his analysis and conclusions with a high degree of credibility." -American Journal of Sociology "...highly recommend[ed] for anyone interested in the traffic of illegal immigrants." -Journal of American Ethnic History "Chin describes the international network of this flourishing business, lays bare its evil, and also puts a human face on this intractable international problem, showing how flaws in national policies and lax law enforcement perpetuate the cycle of desperation and suffering." -MultiCultural Review

• CONTENTS Foreword Douglas S. Massey Preface Acknowledgments I. LEAVING FOR THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 1 In Search of the American Dream 2 In Search of the Beautiful Country 3 The Social Organization of Human Smuggling II. FOLLOWING THE SNAKEHEADS 4 The Air Route 5 The Sea Route 6 The Land Route III. CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD 7 Safe Houses 8 Life in the Mountain of Gold 9 Stemming the Tide Glossary Appendix A: Research Methods Appendix B: Tables Notes References Index

Ko-Lin Chin is Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Newark. He is author of many books in both English and Chinese, including Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity.

"Chin creates a poignant picture of the great hardships immigrants have endured in order to pay off debts and send money home to their families...Recommended for public and academic libraries." -Library Journal "Smuggled Chinese explores an important subject that until now has not been investigated fully by scholars. I am confident that it will emerge as a major contribution to the literature." -Michael Welch, Associate Professor, Rutgers University "...pathbreaking. Chin's analysis is grounded in interviews with 300 Chinese, most of whom had been smuggled into the United States between 1988 and 1993... [H]is multifaceted research strategy endows his analysis and conclusions with a high degree of credibility." -American Journal of Sociology "...highly recommend[ed] for anyone interested in the traffic of illegal immigrants." -Journal of American Ethnic History "Chin describes the international network of this flourishing business, lays bare its evil, and also puts a human face on this intractable international problem, showing how flaws in national policies and lax law enforcement perpetuate the cycle of desperation and suffering." -MultiCultural Review

• CONTENTS Foreword Douglas S. Massey Preface Acknowledgments I. LEAVING FOR THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 1 In Search of the American Dream 2 In Search of the Beautiful Country 3 The Social Organization of Human Smuggling II. FOLLOWING THE SNAKEHEADS 4 The Air Route 5 The Sea Route 6 The Land Route III. CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD 7 Safe Houses 8 Life in the Mountain of Gold 9 Stemming the Tide Glossary Appendix A: Research Methods Appendix B: Tables Notes References Index