| Description |
209 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
UQP Australian studies |
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UQP Australian studies.
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| Contents |
Re-orienting migration -- Transnational families -- Forming identities -- The stained glass ceiling : issues of gender and ethnicity in the workplace -- The global village : Chinese associations and cultural pathways |
| Summary |
"This is the first major study of Chinese women in Australia. It is a story of various sites that connect Australia to the pathways of women of Chinese ancestry. It is about global journeys and perspectives. Chinese Women and the Global Village is a rich source of information, ideas and controversies. Jan Ryan interrogates issues of ethnicity, gender and identity to present the diversity and complexity of the personal and working lives of Chinese heritage. The book, building on a wide range of sources, is compelling, challenging and confronting." "How do Chinese women negotiate East-West divides in culture and consciousness and construct their own multiple identities in an increasingly complex global world? Their personal and collective experiences inform, challenge and inscribe new global histories and landscapes. There is a rich diversity of life experiences in what it means to be a woman of Chinese ancestry in Australia." "With birthplaces from all points of the globe, women are often forced to migrate or they choose to travel on pilgrimages, for business, education and family visits. With accessibility to communications, many women network, retain and forge international contacts. These global connections are the most significant change that distinguishes Chinese women in Australia since the 1970s from their predecessors."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Chinese Australians |
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Cultural identity |
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Overseas Chinese |
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Social conditions |
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Women |
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Nongovernment organisations |
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Working conditions |
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Statistics |
| Notes |
Series editor: Richard Nile |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [193]-202 |
| Subject |
Chinese -- Australia -- Ethnic identity.
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Women -- Australia.
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Chinese -- Australia -- History.
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Chinese -- Australia -- Social conditions.
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Chinese -- Australia.
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Women immigrants -- Australia.
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| Author |
Nile, Richard.
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Curtin University of Technology. API Network
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| LC no. |
2004444506 |
| ISBN |
0702234214 paperback |
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