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The Chinese diaspora: Leaving China: a brief history of emigration -- Voices from the diaspora: Eating cats / T.Y. (United States); Paper son meets father / Joaquin Li (Cuba, United states); My country and my origin / Tan Chong Koon (Malaysia); From Liverpool Chinatown / Sylvia Marie Chinque (United Kingdom) and Natascha Chinque (Germany, Canada); Leong Wong-Kit the paper daughter / Rochelle Wong de la Cruz (United States); Fighting for education / Fay Chung (Zimbabwe); Lotus in the swamp / Laileen Springgay (India); Pomelo / Walter Keoki Quan (Canada, United States); The musician / Fook Poy Woo (United States); The sinologist / Adrian Chan (Australia, New Zealand); I brought myself up / Lillie Yuen Louie (Canada); All bases covered / Deanna Li (Philippines); The financial wizard / Peggy Chow (Netherlands, United States); San Ramon the coffee town / Juan Miranda (Peru); Good in business / D.T. (Indonesia); Filial piety: virtue and demands / Joseph Huang (United Kingdom); Chinese faces / Bernie Dun and Lee Dun (Canada, United States); Working all my life / Yeoh Ean Tin (Singapore); Bow wow! a second language / Florence Chan Chow de Canseco (Mexico); Chinese words on sleepless nights / Diana Hong Hart (Canada) -- Being Chinese in the diaspora: Living in the diaspora; Being Chinese overseas; A new conceptualization of ethnic identity

"The rise of the economic power of the ethnic Chinese, known also as overseas Chinese, Chinese overseas or Chinese diaspora, was a late 20th century phenomenon. It was partly the result of the rise of the Four Little Asian Dragons in the 1970s, and was speeded up by the tempo of globalization towards the end of that century. This book explores the ethnic identity and boundary of the Chinese as minority groups in foreign lands, and as sub-groups among the Chinese themselves. It examines prominent personalities that had wielded considerable influence in the ethnic Chinese communities in the economic, social and educational arenas. It also discusses the type of politics that had impacted their relationship with their mother country--China. Containing 16 papers presented at various international conferences in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan as keynote speeches and research findings which are predominantly unpublished in English, this book provides fresh perspectives and re-interpretations on the issues of ethnicity, leadership and politics in the ethnic Chinese worlds."--

This is a comparative study of the politics of Chinese cultural identity facing China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the US-Chinese, and the Chinese diaspora in the West. The author challenges current discussions of hybridity and nationalism by contrasting the experiences of Taiwan, Hong Kong and US-Chinese with those of China and the Chinese diaspora.

"This research employs the narrative of mental suffering as a prism through which to study Chinese migration in France. It provides new analytical angles and new perspectives on the paradoxical existence and conditions of the migrants, and traces the social links between individuals and societies, objectivity and subjectivity, the real and the imaginary"--

A globalized lineage -- The shifting landscape of donations -- Collective funds and the moral economy of surplus -- Saving the ancestral sites, mobilizing for the public good -- Reversed feng shui and sociodicies of (im)mobility -- Ritual renewal and spatiotemporal fusion -- Returning to one's roots: journeys and quests -- Global brotherhood without close kin -- Conclusion: Chinese globalization and the changing value of scales.

"This book explores contested notions of "Chineseness" in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong during the Cold War, showing how competing ideas about "Chineseness" were an important ideological factor at play in the region. After providing an overview of the scholarship on "Chineseness" and "Diaspora", the book sheds light on specific case studies, through the lens of the "Chinese cultural Cold War", from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. It provides detailed examples of competition for control of definitions of "Chineseness" by political or politically-oriented forces of diverse kinds, and shows how such competition was played out in bookstores, cinemas, music halls, classrooms, and even sports clubs and places of worship right across the region in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The book also demonstrates how the legacies of these Cold War contestations continue to influence debates about Chinese influence -- and "Chineseness" -- in Southeast Asia and the wider region today"--

Many books have been written about the Chinese in Southeast Asia, but very few, if any, are written specifically about the multi-ethnic descendants of Chinese immigrants. Golden Dragon and Purple Phoenix is not about the diaspora per se of Chinese in Southeast Asia but about the impact of intermarriage between Chinese immigrants and the natives, that is, the intermingling of blood and the offsprings from such unions - the influence they wielded on the society and environment they chose to live in. It is also about how they rose to high positions and their contributions to their societies. Some rose to become kings or king makers, others to become presidents, prime ministers, senior ministers, prominent businessmen, or religious leaders. Some openly declared their ancestry and are proud of their Chinese DNA, while others have forgotten their heritage and in their fervour to prove their allegiance to their country of birth, dissociate themselves, assertively through violence, indirectly through economic sanctions and various other means. In short, the multi-ethnic Chinese descendants form a unique community with unique cultural genes of its own, and these fresh and rarely-known stories about them in Golden Dragon and Purple Phoenix will be a good resource for historical researchers as well as fascinating reading materials for readers in general. With 14 years' experience as a journalist and a 29-year career as a politician and diplomat, Mr. Lee Khoon Choy has set foot on every land in Southeast Asia and observed closely the local life in each country. Mindful of his Hakka identity, Mr. Lee has a keen interest in multi-ethnic Chinese descendants in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, etc

Qiaowu: Extra-Territorial Policies for the Overseas Chinese is a comprehensive analysis of the rival policies and practices of the Chinese Communist Party, Nationalist Kuomintang and Democratic Progressive Party governments of Taiwan concerning strategic cohorts of the Chinese diaspora.

This succinct, readable introduction to Chinese migration traces the huge population movements both within China and beyond its borders over thousands of years. Distinguished historian Diana Lary explores these migrations and the key roles they have played in Chinese history. She sees migration as a broad spectrum of movement, from short-term and short-range to permanent and long-range, and as a powerful vehicle for the transfer of commodities, culture, religion, and political influence. Her book will be compelling for all readers who want to understand the context for the present internal and international migrations that have changed the face of China itself and its international relations.

Introduction: Entering the frontier of overseas Chinese studies -- Destination Dubai : from a fishing village to a global city -- The making of Chinese spaces in Dubai : Nasser Square, Dragon Mart, and beyond -- Being Chinese in Dubai : pride, prejudice, and the frontier mentality -- Soul-searching : diverse religious experiences among overseas Chinese in Dubai -- Chinese Muslims in Dubai : from middlemen minority to cultural ambassador -- China's "soft power" and the future of the Chinese community in Dubai -- Conclusion: The Chinese in Dubai : toward a new direction in overseas Chinese studies.

Migration, Exclusion, and Strategies of Resistance -- The Period of the Manila Galleon: Chinese and Spaniards in the Philippines -- Forced Migration and Voluntary Migration in the Modern Age -- Free Migration of Chinese to the United States -- Inter-American Entanglements: Spreading Xenophobia?