Diaspora has become an integral component of understanding the world in which we live. In the past thirty years alone, the diaspora has tripled in number to 215 million people around the world. (Aikens, diasporamatters.com) Consequently, though it may not be obvious, diaspora communities have gained great deal of influence on the political, economic and social aspects of our lives. Members of diaspora are living in a world that is more codependent, interconnected, and globalized that every before. Resultantly, countries are beginning to realize that the Diaspora community is a strategic resource. As the website diasporamatters.com conveys, diaspora is constituted of global-wide connections and networks, and that engaging in diaspora can lead to "innovative ways of converting what was once considered a national loss into a mutually beneficial national asset" (Aikens, diasporamatters.com) In other words, diaspora is no longer seen as national loss, but as a resource with the potential for providing nation-states connections of influence to capital and resources across the globe. Regarding this potential, contributions of Diasporas to their countries of origin and ancestry have many features. However, this text focuses on three of the main contributions that the Chinese Diasporas has towards the People Republic of China (PRC). These contributions include remittances and foreign direct investment, state discourse, and state investment in human capital. Through discussing these three main features, this text will try to convincingly argue that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) uses diaspora not only as a means for developing its economy domestically and internationally, but also its influence on the world stage. As a result,by prope...
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In accordance with remittances, direct monetary profit from the overseas Chinese has also come from the aspect of foreign direct investment (FDI). As Newland and Patrick explain that, “China has long worked to attract direct investment and open trade opportunities through overseas Chinese communities.” (Newland and Patrick 5) Arguably, that policy towards the diaspora has been used by the PRC for developing its economy domestically and internationally. This is because as Newland and Patrick further explain, remittances and foreign direct investment influence, “the incidence of poverty in their home countries, market development (including outsourcing of production), technology transfer, philanthropy, tourism, political contributions, and more intangible flows of knowledge, new attitudes, and cultural influence” (Newland and Patrick iv).
The first Chinese immigrants to arrive in America came in the early 1800s. Chinese sailors visited New York City in the 1830s (“The Chinese Experience”); others came as servants to Europeans (“Chinese Americans”). However, these immigrants were few in number, and usually didn’t even st...
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Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing primary sources and the secondary sources to back up the information, one could find out about what Chinese, Italians, Swedish, and Vietnamese immigrants have experienced in the United States in different time periods from 1865 to 1990.
Shanghai is one of the most cities with developed economy due to this many people come to the town to find work. During 1983 and 2000 years the number of migrant workers increased from 0.5 million people to 3.87 million people. A large percentage of migrant workers work on manufacturing (25.8%). 19.6% and 13.9% people earn money on construction and trade, respectively. In public organizations often work native citizens than immigrants. In the other spheres such as skill...
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The Chinese immigrant experience has traveled through times of hardships, under the English man. They have struggled to keep themselves alive through racism, work, and acceptance. Although many have come to Canada for their lives’ and their children’s to be successful, and safe. It could not be just given until adversity gave them the life they hoped to one day life for. In the starting time of 1858, the Chinese community had started coming to different parts of Canada considering the push and pull factors that had led them here. Because of the lack of workers in the British Columbia region, the Chinese were able to receive jobs in gold mining. Most Chinese were told to build roads, clear areas, and construct highways, but were paid little because of racism. The Chinese today are considered one of the most successful races in Canada because of the push and pull factors that they had come across, the racism that declined them and the community of the Chinese at the present time.
“The Chinese are upon us, How can we get rid of them? The Chinese are coming. How can we stop them?” (Lee 23). America was not the most welcoming nation to the Chinese immigrants who centered mainly around California, Oregon and Washington. Those who decided to immigrate to America, during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, went through many difficulties such as legal discrimination, physical intimidation and violence, trying to live the supposed “American Dream”.
We have all been in a situation where we have immigrated to a new country for different reasons regarding, better future, or education. In the book Jade of Peony, Wayson Choy describes a struggle of a Chinese family as they settle in Canada, with their new generation of kids born here, the family struggles to keep their children tied to their Chinese customs and traditions as they fit in this new country. The Chinese culture needs to be more open minded as it limits the future generation’s potential. Chinese culture limitations are seen through the relationship expectations, education, gender roles and jobs.
The concept diaspora was derived from Greek and means the migration, movement, or scattering of people from their homeland that share the some links or common cultural elements to a home whether real or imagined. The reason why the term ‘diaspora’ is important to understand and is useful because it refers not only because its linked and refers to globalization, linking and connecting place, social consequences of migration, but also, to a form of consciousness and an awareness of home at a more personal level. The feelings, relationships and identities that is often very deeply meaningful to migrants. (Raghuram and Erel, 2014, p. 153 -
Knott , Kim, and Seán McLoughlin, eds. Diasporas Concepts, Intersections, Identities. New York : Zed Books, 2010. Print.
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In the reading "A first time expatriates experience in a joint venture in China" we have come to understand the nature and structure of the joint venture between the U.S.A. and China and the role that James Randolf played to strengthen and maintain the international partnership.
Secondly, remittances which from immigrant workers also bring significant benefits to many countries. The UN report said the total amount of money that immigrant workers worldwide sent back to their country in 2011 was more than $ 300 billion (increased several times compared with $ 102 million in 1995). This source of...
Gabriel Sheffer, in his Diaspora Politics At Home Abroad (2003), clearly emphasizes the importance of ethnic considerations in the understanding of diaspora. He cited numerous groups, eg: Koreans, Vietnamese, Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Romanians, Poles, Kurds, Armenians permanently residing outside of their country of origin, but maintaining contacts with people back in their old homelands, are members of ethno national diasporas. In his definition of ethno national diasporas, he explains, the ethnic diasporas in the context of migration and its essential relations with home land. But at the same time he argued that “not all dispersed ethnic minorities and groups constitute diasporas”. He cited the example of indigenous ethnic tribes and groups who, after their permanent settlement in the territory that they regard as their homeland, did not migrate to other