The Building of Chinese Ethnicity in Rome

Download or read book The Building of Chinese Ethnicity in Rome written by Violetta Ravagnoli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the history of Chinese migrations to Europe within a “transcalar glocal” perspective. That is, it moves between international, national, and local levels of analysis to describe the different constraints Chinese migrants deal with in their lives. It problematizes and complicates ethnicity and identity and refers to controversial concepts like Roman-ness and Chinese-ness, used as identity signifiers. Ultimately, by presenting the lives of ethnic Chinese living in Italy in both global and local context, this book hopes to show the value of a "glocal" oral history of Chinese migrations.