ISBN:
9780520223400
,
0520223403
,
9780520223417
,
0520223411
,
9780520924918
,
0520924916
,
0585389357
,
9780585389356
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 272 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Cultural curiosity
DDC:
305.8951
Keywords:
Chinese Foreign countries
;
Ethnicity China
;
National characteristics, Chinese China
;
Chinesen
;
Ethnicity
;
National characteristics, Chinese
;
Chinese
;
National characteristics, Chinese
;
Ethnicity
;
Chinese
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
Chinese ; Foreign countries
;
Ethnicity
;
National characteristics, Chinese
;
Ausland
;
Ethnizität
;
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
;
History & Archaeology
;
East Asia
;
Chinesen
;
China
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This is an anthology of autobiographical essays of the Chinese diaspora. Written by ethnic Chinese who were born or raised outside of China, these pieces, full of the details of everyday life, describe the experience of growing up as a visible minority and the subsequent journey each author made to China
Description / Table of Contents:
Full circle / Nancy WorkThrough a window / Graham Chan -- Travels afar / Maria Tham -- In search of Lin Jia Zhuang / Milan L. Lin-Rodrigo -- No roots, old roots / Graziella Hsu -- My father's land / Meilin Ching -- Ears attuned to two cultures / Henry Chan -- Guilt trip to China / Richard Chu -- In search of my ancestral home / Myra Sidharta -- A yellow American in China / Brad Wong -- One family, two fates / Carolyn Koo -- In my father's shadow / William Shang -- Coming home / Lily Wu
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272). - Description based on print version record
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520223400.001.0001
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