Memories of a Future Home: Diasporic Citizenship of Chinese in PanamaWhile 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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Clearly , the ROC co - sponsors this organization and its annual convention in order to sustain relations with diasporic Chinese , to reinforce diasporic identifications and relations among Chinese in this region , and to recruit their ...
Clearly , the ROC co - sponsors this organization and its annual convention in order to sustain relations with diasporic Chinese , to reinforce diasporic identifications and relations among Chinese in this region , and to recruit their ...
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convention . Most of these officials were men between the ages of forty and sixty ; all of them spoke Mandarin , and some also spoke English . ... The convention hotel was spacious enough to host several small conventions at once .
convention . Most of these officials were men between the ages of forty and sixty ; all of them spoke Mandarin , and some also spoke English . ... The convention hotel was spacious enough to host several small conventions at once .
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The Chinese travel agent with whom I registered for this convention made it a point to warn me : “ I know Americans tend to be casual . But here in Latin America , we are more formal , and in these banquets , we really do it up .
The Chinese travel agent with whom I registered for this convention made it a point to warn me : “ I know Americans tend to be casual . But here in Latin America , we are more formal , and in these banquets , we really do it up .
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Diasporic Citizenship I | 1 |
The Social History | 33 |
Contesting Nationalism | 54 |
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