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Identity and Belonging Among Chinese Australians

Phenotype, Ethnic Language and Cultural Values

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Authors:
  1. Jennifer Martin

    1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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  2. Dharma Arunachalam

    1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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  3. Helen Forbes-Mewett

    1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Demonstrates the multi-faceted and liquid nature of Chinese identity over time and space
  • Builds on an understanding of the Chinese in Australia in the postmodern context of globalization
  • Is one of the first major sociological studies of identity construction among Australian-born Chinese by an insider

Part of the book series: Migration, Minorities and Modernity (MMMO, volume 7)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett
    Pages 1-20

  3. White Australia: Nationalism and National Identity

    • Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett
    Pages 21-46

  4. Race and Ethnicity in Identity

    • Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett
    Pages 47-84

  5. Language and Ethnic Identity

    • Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett
    Pages 85-109

  6. Performing Chineseness

    • Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett
    Pages 111-136

  7. Conclusion

    • Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett
    Pages 137-153
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About this book

This book describes the ethnic identity construction involved in ‘being’, ‘feeling’ and ‘doing’ Chinese for multi-generation Australian-born Chinese, who were born and raised in a different social environment. It demonstrates how Chineseness is manifested in a multitude of ways and totally debunks any notion that being Chinese is a simple identity marker. The book shows that while there are commonalities with the American-born, the experiences of Australia-born Chinese are distinct in many ways.


This book is a timely and critically examination of the inescapability of Chineseness particularly when social and economic stability is threatened and those in power are looking for a scapegoat.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett

About the authors

Jennifer Martin, Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. Jennifer is a second-generation Chinese Australian and has extensive experience in the education and public and community sectors and an advocate for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities.


Dharma Arunachalam, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. He was the director of Centre for Population and Urban Research and is a portfolio leader at the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre. His current main areas of research are culture, society and family formation in India and Australia and migration, identity and social cohesion in Australia.


Helen Forbes-Mewett, Associate Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. She is the editor of the Journal of Sociology, the official journal of the Australian Sociological Association and has published several bookson among others crime, security and vulnerability.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Identity and Belonging Among Chinese Australians

  • Book Subtitle: Phenotype, Ethnic Language and Cultural Values

  • Authors: Jennifer Martin, Dharma Arunachalam, Helen Forbes-Mewett

  • Series Title: Migration, Minorities and Modernity

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47862-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-47861-1Published: 21 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-47864-2Due: 22 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-47862-8Published: 20 November 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2522-0713

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-0721

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 153

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Migration, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime, Political Science, Australasian Culture, Australasian Culture

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