Chinese-Canadians, Canadian-Chinese: Coping and Adapting in North AmericaThis work examines how mainland Chinese refugees (MCRs) under diaspora conditions, indentify themselves and adapt to their new environment in Canada. It probes how MCRs draw upon and reflect transnational social fields or imagined communities. |
Contents
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND LITERATURE | 19 |
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND DISCUSSION | 83 |
REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS? | 121 |
SELF IDENTIFICATION | 159 |
INTERACTIONS WITH | 193 |
COPING WITH STRESSES AND DESIRE TO ADAPT | 231 |
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS | 275 |
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