823605345     

9823605343                        

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Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, HKU, 2014

Online-Ressource (251 p)

Englisch

Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Who Are the South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong?; 2. A Cultural History of South Asians in Hong Kong; 3. South Asian Minorities and the Mainstream Media; 4. Changing a Culture of Discrimination: A Critical Understanding of Hong Kong's Anti-racism Law; 5. Education of South Asian Youth: The Case of Delia Memorial School; 6. Economic Self-determination: Ethnic Minority Small-business Enterprises; 7. A Review of Academic and Policy Research on Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong

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Print version: Understanding South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong

978-988-8208-34-0

978-988-8208-34-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

978-988-8268-38-2 ( : 45.87 (NL))

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

DS796.H79 S684 2014

305.89 ; 305.891405125     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Electronic books ; South Asians ; Hong Kong (China) -- Social conditions

Hong Kong (China) ; Social conditions ; South Asians ; Electronic books

People of South Asian descent are a large, varied and increasingly visible part of Hong Kong's population. Most have found ways of prospering despite social and economic obstacles and widespread discrimination. Focusing on three important groups-Indians, Pakistanis, and Nepalese-Erni and Leung explore the cultural histories of South Asians in Hong Kong and their experiences at school and at work. The book then discusses how far South Asians' legal rights are protected by recent anti-discrimination legislation, how they are presented in mainstream media, and how they in turn have made creative