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This study is an attempt to follow the Chinese emigrant in the different regions of the Ocean, to survey with him the historical, political, social and economic set up of his adopted country, to recall his wilfulness of overcoming the obstacles he faces, the temptations to form a separate social entity and his hesitations before finally adopting the nationality of his new country

"This volume provides important insights into the Chinese diaspora through a mix of disciplinary approaches and a wide range of topics, historical periods, thematic foci, and geographical sites. In this way, the volume provides a set of entry points to illuminate the immense diversity that constitutes the Chinese diaspora. It is a valuable addition both to diaspora studies more generally and to our understanding of the ongoing and specific processes that these 50 million people are engaged in as they make and remake the world."--

In various ways, Chinese diasporic communities seek to connect and re-connect with their "homelands" in literature, film, and visual culture. The essays in Affective Geographies and Narratives of Chinese Diaspora examine how diasporic bodies and emotions interact with space and place, as well as how theories of affect change our thinking of diaspora. Questions of borders and border-crossing, not to mention the public and private spheres, in diaspora literature and film raise further questions about mapping and spatial representation and the affective and geographical significance of the push-and-pull movement in diasporic communities. The unique experience is represented differently by different authors across texts and media. In an age of globalization, in "the Chinese Century," the spatial representation and cultural experiences of mobility, displacement, settlement, and hybridity become all the more urgent. The essays in this volume respond to this urgency, and they help to frame the study of Chinese diaspora and culture today

Lary reviews THE CHINESE DIASPORA: Space, Place, Mobility and Identity edited by Laurence J. C. Ma and Carolyn Cartier.

Entangled loyalties : Qiaopi, Chinese community structures, and the state in Southeast Asia / Van Dongen Els -- Qiaopi and politics in modern China and the Chinese diaspora / Gregor Benton, Hong Liu, Huimei Zhang -- Migration and home remittances in the financial market connecting Southeast Asia and South China / Takeshi Hamashita -- Serving the national interest : the qiaopi industry, the Chinese post office, and the transnational practices of the state, 1937-1945 / Lane J. Harris -- The evolution of the qiaopi trade : a case study of the Tianyi firm / Junying Jia -- The operating modes of the qiaopi trade and impact on the qiaopiju : a case study of the oversea-Chinese banking corporation (OCBC) / Bozi Liu -- Sex scandals, gold mountain wives, and female roles in the siyi qiaoxiang : a study of the family letters of overseas Chinese in the republican era / Jin Liu -- Jinxin : the remittance trade and enterprising Chinese Australians, 1850-1916 / Mei-fen Kuo