Transnationalism

ISBN-13: 9783639158090 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 152 str.

Lynn Murata

Opis

1997 signaled a fundamental change in the socialstructure of Chinese from Hong Kong, with disturbing consequences for the Pacific Region. The Sino-BritishJoint Declaration of 1984 set therestoration of Hong Kong to the PRC at July 1,1997. The impending "Handover" instigated a wave ofpanic as Hong Kong citizens fled in an exodus. Itsrepercussions still reverberate, affecting everyshore it touches. Transnationalism is a chosen way of life for those existing in two worlds.Fundamental changes affect the social structure ofHong Kong Chinese with serious consequences. Thisethnography documents a unique moment in history on areal and personal level: how a peoples identity hasbecome, paradoxically, entrenched, while beingforever altered, an evolving identity formed bytransnationalism, globalization, ethnicity & newstructures of kinship ties. It is a study of thedynamics of class economics in a global setting, withmajor impact on future global economic, migration andsocial trends. Research organizations dealing withimmigration, ethnicity & demographics will find datathat allows predictions for future trends that breakdown barriers of prejudice and hostility.

O autorze

MA: Anthropology, 2001, Distinguished Achievement
Award for Academic Excellence, San Francisco State Univ., MA: Art
History, Sophia Univ., Tokyo; Univ. of Hawaii: Candidacy to PhD,
Anthropology. Worked at The Japan Times, taught Art and
Anthropology at Tokai Intl. Univ., MidPac Institute, Kapiolani &
Windward Community Colleges, Univ. of Hawaii.