Memories of a Future Home(1st Edition) Diasporic Citizenship of Chinese in Panama by LokSiu Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 2005 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5846-8, ISBN: 0-8047-5846-8
"While the history of Asian migration to Latin America is well documented, we know little about the contemporary experience of diasporic Asians in this part of the world. Memories of a Future Home offers an intimate look at how diasporic Chinese in Panama construct a home and create a sense of belonging as they inhabit the interstices of several cultural-national formations—Panama, their nation of residence; China/Taiwan, their ethnic h ..."
Memories of a Future Home Diasporic Citizenship of Chinese in Panama by LokSiu 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-6785-9, ISBN: 0-8047-6785-8
"... Asale Ajani, Bettina Ngweno, Rhacel Parrenas, and Celine Parrenas Shimizu
have been wonderful allies. Their delightful humor, talent for storytelling, and
passion for good food have sustained me through the good and the bad. I also
want to thank Jaime Cham for sharing his memories, experiences, and insights;
our conversations have shaped this manuscript. If it were not for my family, this
project would not have been possible. R ..."
"This wide-ranging anthology examines the gendered dimensions of citizenship experiences and uses them as a point of departure for rethinking contemporary practices of social inclusion and belonging. Drawing on ethnographic research with diverse communities in the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, contributors argue for the importance of understanding how notions of belonging and entitlement are locally experienced ..."
Memories of a Future Home(1st Edition) Diasporic Citizenship of Chinese in Panama (Hardback or Cased Book) by LokSiu Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5302-9, ISBN: 0-8047-5302-4
"Diasporic Citizenship Of Chinese In Panama Lok C. D. Siu. Min, Mae Ngai,
Shuang Shen, ... Kate Wahl at Stanford University Press has been an excellent
editor; I appreciate the attention she gave to the manuscript. Thanks to Kristen
Oster for ..."
"Study of diasporas provides a useful frame for reimagining locations, movements, identities, and social formations. This volume explores diaspora as historical experience and as a category of analysis. Using case studies drawn from African and Asian diasporas and immigration in the U.S., the contributors interrogate ideas of displacement, return, and place of origin as ..."
"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. T ..."
"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. ..."