Cosmopolitanism From the Grassroots - A New Chinese Migrant Community

This book aims to present a holistic picture of the Chinese immigrants from Fuzhou in New York. It shows how a small village in Southeast China has expanded to New York and has undergone a transformation over the past few decades, from rural Third World peasants to ethnic entrepreneurs in a global city.

Sommario

1. The Transnational Community of Fuzhounese 2. Fuzhounese Networking Society and the Entrepreneurial Spirit 3. Cosmopolitanism of the Beliefs of Migrants 4. “Old Overseas Chinese” and “New Overseas Chinese”: the issue of identity

Info autore

Ping Song is professor of the school of History and Cultural Heritage, Xiamen University, China. Dr. Song’s research expertise includes Chinese immigrant communities in Asia: the Philippines and Malaysia, Chinese transnationalism, globalization and Chinese immigrants in the United States.

Riassunto

This book aims to present a holistic picture of the Chinese immigrants from Fuzhou in New York. It shows how a small village in Southeast China has expanded to New York and has undergone a transformation over the past few decades, from rural Third World peasants to ethnic entrepreneurs in a global city.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ping Song
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032659572
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265957-2
• Pagine: 148
• Serie: China Perspectives
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity