Asian diasporas : new formations, new conceptions

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Asian diasporas : new formations, new conceptions

edited by Rhacel S. Parreñas and Lok C.D. Siu

Stanford University Press, 2007

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Introduction: Asian diasporas : new conceptions, new frameworks / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas and Lok C.D. Siu
  • Latin America in Asia-Pacific perspective / Evelyn Hu-Dehart
  • Filipino sea men : identity and masculinity in a global labor niche / Steven C. McKay
  • "My mother fell in love with Mỹ -Xuân first" : arranging "traditional" marriages across the diaspora / Hung Cam Thai
  • The Queen of the Chinese colony : contesting nationalism, engendering diaspora / Lok C.D. Siu
  • Ritual in diaspora : pedagogy and practice among Hindus and Muslims in Trinidad / Aisha Khan
  • "Our flavour is greater" / Sharmila Sen
  • Asian bodies out of control : examining the adopted Korean existence / Tobias Hübinette
  • Diasporic politics and the globalizing of America : Korean immigrant nationalism and the 1919 Philadelphia Korean Congress / Richard S. Kim
  • When minorities migrate : the racialization of the Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan / Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda
  • Legal servitude and free illegality : migrant "guest" workers in Taiwan / Pei-Chia Lan
  • Asian diasporas, and yet ... / David Palumbo-Liu
  • Beyond "Asian diasporas" / Ien Ang

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Description

Asian migrants are inextricably linked to contemporary debates concerning the nation-state, neoliberalism, globalization, and transnationalism. This volume brings together these streams of inquiry and proposes a synthetic approach to examine various processes of migration and community formation on a global scale. The essays included in Asian Diasporas look at the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations through the lens of diaspora. They illustrate the underlying structures of inequality that create diasporic communities-the cultural barriers that impede belonging to the place they inhabit and the place they call "homeland," the unequal processes that embody globalization, and the social inequalities in host and origin country alike. Five major themes connect and cut across the collection: the recognition of inter-Asian strife; the persistence of the nation state; the salience of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality; the forces of labor, colonialism, and globalization; and the centrality of culture.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Asian Diasporas: New Conceptions, New Formations Rhacel Parre'as and Lok C. D. Siu Chapter 1: Latin America in Asia-Pacific Perspective Evelyn Hu-Dehart Chapter 2: Filipino Sea Men: Identity and Masculinity in a Global Labor Niche Steve McKay Chapter 3: "My Mother Fell in Love with My-Xu'n First": Arranging "Traditional" Marriages across the Diaspora Hung Thai Chapter 4: Queen of the Chinese Colony: Gender, Nation, and Belonging in Diaspora Lok C. D. Siu Chapter 5: Ritual in Diaspora: Pedagogy and Practice among Hindus and Muslims in Trinidad Aisha Khan Chapter 6: "Our Flavour Is Greater" Sharmila Sen Chapter 7: Asian Bodies Out of Control: Examining the Adopted Korean Existence Tobias Hubinette Chapter 8: Diasporic Politics and the Globalizing of America: Korean Immigrant Nationalism and the 1919 Philadelphia Korean Congress Richard Kim Chapter 9: When Minorities Migrate: The Racialization of the Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan Takeyuki Tsuda Chapter 10: Legal Servitude and Free Illegality: Migrant "Guest" Workers in Taiwan Pei Chia Lan Commentaries Chapter 11: Asian Diasporas, and Yet ... David Palumbo-Liu Chapter 12: Beyond "Asian Diasporas" Ien Ang List of Contributors Index

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