Language Methodology

Abstract

This methodology section provides readers with a brief summary of editors’ decisions about how and where to include Chinese language in this special issue as well as the traditions and complexities of documenting Chinese Americans’ names. The languages and traditions that Chinese people have brought to the United States have shaped communities across the state and are crucial to understanding and documenting Oregon’s Chinese diaspora. For place names in China, this special issue includes a Mandarin (Pinyin) romanization followed by traditional Chinese characters and a Cantonese romanization. A Chinese translation of the introduction essay as well as all article abstracts will be available online, and will be in simplified characters to make them accessible to a wide readership.