At Home in the Chinese Diaspora: Memories, Identities and BelongingsIn At Home in the Chinese Diaspora: Memories, Identities and Belongings , the contributors interrogate current debates in relation to the ways in which memory, identity and sense of belonging help shape migrants' understanding of self, the diasporic community(ies) and the wider society in which they live. They describe the local and transnational challenges such diasporic communities face in their daily lives, how memories are reproduced, how they serve as social and cultural capital, how they create tensions and conflicts and how they change and impact on the individuals and communities across generational barriers. The authors also explore the role of place in situating memories and how the media, films and music portray and reinforce the understanding of identity. |
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Contents
List of Figures | 10 |
Chinese | 12 |
Memories and Identity Anxieties of Chinese Transmigrants | 33 |
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At Home in the Chinese Diaspora: Memories, Identities and Belongings K. Kuah-Pearce,A. Davidson No preview available - 2008 |
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