The Chinese face in Australia multi-generational ethnicity among Australian-born Chinese /
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 âChineseness.â At a social and experiential level, it concentrates o...
| Main Author: | Ngan, Lucille Lok-Sun. |
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| Other Authors: | Chan, Kwok B., SpringerLink (Online Service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer,
©2012.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Chineseness and the Chinese Diaspora
- Constructing and Performing Chineseness
- The Voice of a Woman: Doreen Cheong
- The Voice of a Man: Reg Mu Sung
- Authenticity and Physicality: Chineseness in Cultural and Racial Discourses
- Chineseness Through the Life Course
- Decentered Linkages and Hybridity: The Ambivalence of Chineseness as Identity
- Conclusion.