The Chinese Face in Australia: Multi-Generational Ethnicity Among Australian-Born Chinese

by Lucille Lok Ngan, Chan Kwok-Bun, Lucille Lok-Sun Ngan

Book Overview

The book explains how multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) negotiate the balance of two cultures. It explores both the philosophical and theoretical levels, focusing on deconstructing and re-evaluating the concept of 'Chineseness.' At a social and experiential level, it concentrates on how successive generations of early migrants experience, negotiate and express their Chinese identity.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489986049
• ISBN13: 9781489986047
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"