, ▁Mc Ke own ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁His ▁dis sert ation , ▁later ▁published ▁as ▁Chinese ▁M igr ant ▁Network s ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Change , ▁studied ▁Chinese ▁migr ants ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Peru , ▁and ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁trans n ational ▁networks ▁developed ▁by ▁migr ant ▁flow . ▁In ▁his ▁important ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁article ▁" Global ▁M igration , ▁ 1 8 4 6 – 1 9 4 0 ," ▁Mc Ke own ▁showed ▁Asian ▁migration ▁was ▁compar able ▁to ▁its ▁contemporary ▁trans at l antic ▁migration . ▁His ▁later ▁mon ograph ▁Mel anch oly ▁Order ▁looked ▁at ▁border ▁control ▁as ▁histor ically ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁control ▁Asian ▁migration ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Mc Ke own ▁taught ▁at ▁N ort he astern ▁University , ▁followed ▁by ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mc Ke own ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁ten ured ▁position ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁academic ▁politics . ▁ ▁Mc Ke own ▁had ▁an ▁accident al ▁death ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : H uman ▁migration ▁Category : American ▁histor ians ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers