Mixed Race Identities in Asia and the Pacific - Experiences From Singapore and New Zealand

Zusatztext "Overall! a fascinating insight into the lived realities of people with multiple ethnic identities within influential! but not deterministic! national contexts."Emily Keddell! University of Otago! Asian Journal of Social Science Informationen zum Autor Zarine L. Rocha is the Managing Editor of Current Sociology and the Asian Journal of Social Science . She has worked at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Economic Forum. Klappentext This book explores the concept of mixed race for people of mixed Chinese and European backgrounds, looking at how being Chinese can mean different things in different contexts. It looks particularly at the Chinese communities in Singapore and New Zealand and how individuals of mixed heritage fit into or are excluded from these communities. Zusammenfassung This book explores the concept of mixed race for people of mixed Chinese and European backgrounds, looking at how being Chinese can mean different things in different contexts. It looks particularly at the Chinese communities in Singapore and New Zealand and how individuals of mixed heritage fit into or are excluded from these communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Finding the "mixed" in "mixed race" 2. Mixed histories in New Zealand and Singapore 3. The personal in the political 4. Being and belonging 5. Roots, routes and coming home 6. Conclusion

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Zarine L Rocha, Zarine L. Rocha, Zarine L. (National University of Singapore Rocha, Rocha Zarine L.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.02.2018
• EAN: 9781138494633
• ISBN: 978-1-138-49463-3
• Pagine: 128
• Serie: Chinese Worlds
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General