The Transnational History of a Chinese Family: Immigrant Letters, Family Business, and Reverse Migration

by Haiming Liu

Book Overview

Family and home are one word--jia--in the Chinese language. Family can be separated and home may be relocated, but jia remains intact. It signifies a system of mutual obligation, lasting responsibility, and cultural values. This strong yet flexible sense of kinship has enabled many Chinese immigrant families to endure long physical separation and accommodate continuities and discontinuities in the process of social mobility.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813535972
• ISBN13: 9780813535975
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"