Memories of a Future Home: Diasporic Citizenship of Chinese in PanamaStanford University Press, 28 oct. 2005 - 270 pagini While the history of Asian migration to Latin America is well documented, we know little about the contemporary experience of diasporic Asians in this part of the world. Memories of a Future Home offers an intimate look at how diasporic Chinese in Panama construct a home and create a sense of belonging as they inhabit the interstices of several cultural-national formations—Panama, their nation of residence; China/Taiwan, their ethnic homeland; and the United States, the colonial force. Juxtaposing the concepts of diaspora and citizenship, this book offers an innovative framework to help us understand how diasporic subjects engage the politics of cultural and political belonging in a transnational context. It does so by examining the interaction between continually shifting geopolitical dynamics, as well as the maneuvers undertaken by diasporic people to negotiate and transform those conditions. In essence, this book explores the contingent citizenship experienced by diasporic Chinese and their efforts to imagine and construct "home" in diaspora. |
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... fact , makes possible their distinct cultural formation . From constructing the transisthmian railroad to developing commer- cial distribution networks to forming Chinatowns , diasporic Chinese have played a key role in Panama's ...
... fact , makes possible their distinct cultural formation . From constructing the transisthmian railroad to developing commer- cial distribution networks to forming Chinatowns , diasporic Chinese have played a key role in Panama's ...
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... fact that he is trilingual in Spanish , English , and Mandarin facilitates his ef- forts to maintain ties with family dispersed throughout the world . In contrast to his peers of similar class and social background , Marco has been ...
... fact that he is trilingual in Spanish , English , and Mandarin facilitates his ef- forts to maintain ties with family dispersed throughout the world . In contrast to his peers of similar class and social background , Marco has been ...
Pagina 121
... fact that he had had to marry someone not necessarily of his own choosing but out of convenience . Also , the fact that he regularly listens to the Chinese radio station and reads the Chinese newspaper indicates how culturally embedded ...
... fact that he had had to marry someone not necessarily of his own choosing but out of convenience . Also , the fact that he regularly listens to the Chinese radio station and reads the Chinese newspaper indicates how culturally embedded ...
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Diasporic Citizenship I | 1 |
Background of the Chinese in Panama 33 | 37 |
Contesting Nationalism | 54 |
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