| Description |
1 online resource (x, 295 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Contents |
Introduction : the Chinese Diaspora and voluntary associations / Khun Eng Kuah-Pearce and Evelyn Hu-Dehart -- Between tradition and modernity : the Chinese Association of Johor Bahru, Malaysia / P. Pui Huen Lim-- Cultural politics of clan associations in contemporary Singapore / Khun Eng Kuah-Pearce -- Chinese voluntary and involuntary associations in Indonesia / Mary Somers Heidhues-- Chinese charity organizations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam : the past and present / Satohiro Serizawa--- Association divided, association united : the social organization of Chaozhou and Fujian migrants in Hong Kong / Susanne Y.P. Choi-- Voluntary associations in a predominantly male immigrant community : the Chinese on the northern Mexican frontier, 1880-1930 -- Evelyn Hu-Dehart -- Development of Chinese communal places in Sydney / Walter Lalich-- Roles and contributions of Chinese women entrepreneurs in community organizations in Sydney -- Angeline Low -- Paradox of ethnicization and assimilation : the development of ethnic organizations in the Chinese immigrant community in the United States / Zhou Min and Rebecca Y. Kim -- Ethnic church attendance and social participation of immigrants in Canada / Eric Fong and Linda Lee -- From "loose sand" to "cloakroom community" : Chinese associations in the Czech Republic / Markéta Moore |
| Summary |
This book argues that Chinese voluntary organizations continue to play a significant role in both the established and new Chinese communities in the Diaspora |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| In |
HKU Press digital editions |
| Subject |
Chinese -- Foreign countries -- Societies, etc. -- History
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Chinese -- Foreign countries -- Social life and customs
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Freemasonry & Secret Societies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng, 1958-
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Hu-DeHart, Evelyn.
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| LC no. |
2006473429 |
| ISBN |
9789882203822 |
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9882203825 |
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1282707515 |
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9781282707511 |
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9786612707513 |
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6612707518 |
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