Abstract
This chapter introduces the paradox of politics among ethnic Chinese.
It provides a detailed exploration of global anxieties to China’s ascent
and the outflow of Chinese immigrants. The case study of Singapore is
introduced as a mirror of the anxieties faced by cities with new flows
of Chinese immigration. Both Singaporean-Chinese and new Chinese
migrants’ stories are detailed to draw the audience into the cultural
politics of being Chinese. The chapter explains the book’s framework
through critically engaging scholarship across various fields including
migration and ethnic studies. A methodology section justifies the book’s
focus on Chinese subjects’ everyday lives which are shaped, though not
necessarily determined, by global and state discourses. An overview of
the chapters follows.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press