The Chinese Face in Australia

Multi-generational Ethnicity among Australian-born Chinese

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book The Chinese Face in Australia by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun, Springer New York
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun ISBN: 9781461421313
Publisher: Springer New York Publication: June 7, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
ISBN: 9781461421313
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication: June 7, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and theoretical levels, focusing on deconstructing and re-evaluating the concept of ‘Chineseness.’ At a social and experiential level, it concentrates on how successive generations of early migrants experience, negotiate and express their Chinese identity.
The diasporic literature has taken up the idea of hybrid identity construction largely in relation to first- and second-generation migrants and to the sojourner’s sense of roots in a diasporic setting somewhat lost in the debate over Chinese diasporas and identities are the experiences of long-term migrant communities. Their experiences are usually discussed in terms of the melting-pot concepts of assimilation and integration that assume ethnic identification decreases and eventually disappears over successive generations. Based on ethnography, fieldwork and participant observation on multi-generational Australian-born Chinese whose families have resided in Australia from three to six generations, this study reveals a contrasting picture of ethnic identification.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and theoretical levels, focusing on deconstructing and re-evaluating the concept of ‘Chineseness.’ At a social and experiential level, it concentrates on how successive generations of early migrants experience, negotiate and express their Chinese identity.
The diasporic literature has taken up the idea of hybrid identity construction largely in relation to first- and second-generation migrants and to the sojourner’s sense of roots in a diasporic setting somewhat lost in the debate over Chinese diasporas and identities are the experiences of long-term migrant communities. Their experiences are usually discussed in terms of the melting-pot concepts of assimilation and integration that assume ethnic identification decreases and eventually disappears over successive generations. Based on ethnography, fieldwork and participant observation on multi-generational Australian-born Chinese whose families have resided in Australia from three to six generations, this study reveals a contrasting picture of ethnic identification.

More books from Springer New York

Cover of the book Advances in Non-Linear Modeling for Speech Processing by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book The Right Ventricle in Health and Disease by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants, Volume 1 by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Nano-Bio-Sensing by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Just-in-Time Systems by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Dynamic Secrets in Communication Security by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Perioperative Kidney Injury by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Ozone Hole by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book New Directions for Medical Education by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Field Theoretic Method in Phase Transformations by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Medico-Legal Issues in Infectious Diseases by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
Cover of the book Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology by Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan, Chan Kwok-bun
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy