ISSN:
1070-289X
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Identities : global studies in culture and power
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : Taylor & Francis
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 22, No. 4 (2015), p. 524-19
DDC:
320
Abstract:
The young British-born Vietnamese are a relatively invisible group in 'super-diverse' London who are often misidentified in their everyday encounters. Eluding more straightforward processes of ethnic or racial assignment, the young Vietnamese 'pass' in various different ways as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai or 'Oriental'. Drawing upon primary interview data and participant observation, this article traces 'passive' and 'deliberate' forms of passing to highlight how intersecting processes of class, gender and place enable/engender different kinds of passing. It is argued that Vietnamese-passing challenges more 'celebratory' readings of (super-) diversity by concealing (and depoliticising) difference and erasing Vietnamese voices rather than allowing for their proliferation. It is suggested that practices of passing may become more common in super-diverse societies, as markers of visible difference become increasingly complex and less determinable, especially among newer, non-colonial migrant groups who are more ambiguously positioned within existing identity regimes.
Note:
Copyright: © 2014 Taylor & Francis 2014
DOI:
10.1080/1070289X.2014.944184
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1070289X.2014.944184
URL:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1689331714
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