Starch work by experts

"Chinese laundries first opened in the 1880s and were an interal part of New Zealand's social fabric until at least the 1950s. How did they develop in towns from Southland to the Far North before slowly disappearing after the 1940s? Who ran them and how did they fit into their communitites? Starch Work by Experts: Chinese Laundries in Aotearoa New Zealand tells the story of the laundrymen, their families and customers."--Back cover.