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Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams won the Cundill History Prize for her book "John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law." The prize, worth US$75,000, was awarded during a ceremony in Montreal on Friday. Her work delves into the restrictive laws that affected Chinese immigrants living in the 19th century American West.

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Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams won this year’s Cundill History Prize on October 23, receiving US$75,000 during a ceremony in Montreal for her book "John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law." The book delves into the laws that severely restricted the lives of Chinese immigrants in the 19th century American West.

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Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams has won this year’s Cundill History Prize for “John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law.” asserted

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Lew-Williams received the US$75,000 award during a ceremony in Montreal on Friday for the book that explores the laws that constrained the lives of Chinese immigrants in the 19th century American West. asserted

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