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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Chinese identity"”.
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Economic globalization and expressions of nationalism : a quantitative analysis of the present-day Chinese identity
… recent anti-foreign antagonism are urban young Chinese and nicknames them China's "angry youths". This thesis focuses on the micro-foundations underlying expressions of nationalism in the forms of economic protectionism and xenophobic political hostility, and musters both public and original …
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PARENTING IN CHINESE IMMIGRANT MOTHERS: THE INFLUENCES OF CHINESE IDENTITY, CULTURAL AND PARENTING COGNITIONS, GRANDPARENT SUPPORT AND CHILD TEMPERAMENT
… cognitions and parenting in acculturating Chinese communities. This study explored the following research questions among acculturating Chinese mothers in the United States: 1) How parents’ sense of investment is determined by acculturation processes and its importance for parental …
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The tension of national allegory: the search for Chinese identity and modernity – an analysis of Chinese literature in the post-Mao era in the context of globalization
This dissertation focuses on an analysis of Chinese literature in the post-Mao era in the context of globalization. It utilizes Fredric Jameson's third-world cultural theory, particularly his ideas relating to national allegory, and applies theoretical constructs, such as postmodernism (e.g the …
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Queen Fatty
… young girl’s attempts to establish an autonomous identity in the face of enormous challenges, including physical violence, sexual abuse, and hunger. The novel also explores the emergence of a unique Hong Kong Chinese identity that many in the region are fighting to defend today.</p>
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Sounding Chinese: Tracing the Voice of Early 20th Century to Present day Transnational Chinese
… specifically the speech sound that identifies Chineseness is the departure point for this research into the construction of the identity of transnational Chinese. This question also frames pronounce, Meddling English, Oh Canada! and the six volumes of a project The Phrase Book of Migrant …
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Cultural Translation: An Analysis of Chinese Tropes in Emerging Luxury Chinese Lifestyle Fashion Brands
… considerable impact of Orientalism in the 1990s, Chinese tropes began to be widely deployed in global luxury fashion brand collections. In the late twentieth century, following the success of ‘China style’ effects, the use of Chinese tropes was a dominant trend in emerging luxury Chinese branding …
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Dimensions of Politics: How Institutions Shape East. Asian Legislatures
… issue in South Korea, and the Taiwanese or Chinese identity issue in Taiwan. This dissertation provides either the first or some of the very first empirical evidence of the dimensional structure of the three East Asian politics. By drawing from the literature on political parties, electoral …
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Fusion of Chinese and Western Musical Styles in Chen Yi’s from the Path of Beauty
Chen Yi (b.1953), one of the leading Chinese-born American composers today, has earned a reputation in the world as a female composer of contemporary music. Both Chinese and Western musical styles have influenced Chen’s compositional style. As one of the new-wave movement composers, Chen has …
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Towards a culturally identifiable architecture
… also were judged in a survey by forty-four Chinese students and their spouses at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who represent samples of overseas Chinese laypersons. The findings show that survey results deviated significantly from the semiotic results as laypersons …
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Language and Identity: Sky Lee's Disappearing Moon Caf and Wayson Choy's The Jade Peony
… Peony" for breaking the silence over issues that Chinese Canadians faced in the 1990s such as racism and lack of representation. However, there has not been much discussion on Lee and Choy's exploration of language and identity. These issues are important as they continue to impact …
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Mobilization Nation: Mass Movements in the People's Republic of China
… campaigns in the development of a modern Chinese national identity in the People's Republic of China. After the triumph of the Communist Party at the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War mobilization campaigns became the primary force establishing the traits of a new Chinese identity. The …
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Re-envisioning Literature and History: An Annotated Translation of Two Short Stories by Jin Renshun
… Renshun (b. 1970) is one of the most influential Chinese female authors born during the 1970s. From the mid- 1990s onward, she has written a large number of works in a range of genres and themes including play scripts and movie screenplays. As a Chinese citizen with Korean heritage, often referred …
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Cultural identities as reflected in the literature of the Northern and Southern dynasties period (4th-6th centuries A.D.)
… of the Northern and Southern dynasties of China identity questions became serious in a society thrown into disorder by political, religious and ethnic problems. This thesis uses three books written in the sixth century to discuss how educated Chinese faced identity problems and how they dealt …
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The identity construction and representation of diasporic Chinese content creators on YouTube
A significant number of diasporic Chinese content creators have emerged on YouTube in recent years. Unlike their parents, these Chinese diasporas in Western world spend most of their time in the receiving countries and have been marginalized by the mainstream society during their growing up period. …
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The Sociocultural Milieux of ‘Chinese’ Language Learning in Belfast: Diaspora and Difference
… Mandarin and Cantonese language learning and Chinese identity formation amongst young people of Chinese descent in Northern Ireland. It explores their attitude to language learning in domestic and Chinese Language School (CLS) environments and their parents’ and teachers’ engagement. Looking …
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Democracy and Nation Formation: National Identity Change and Dual Identity in Taiwan, 1991-2011
… this study analyzes the trend of national identity change among the general populace in Taiwan. Counter to the popular view that the nascent Taiwanese national identity rose at the cost of the orthodox Chinese national identity, this study argues that most people in fact upheld dual …
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Space + culture + identity : Chinese cultural center in Sea Point
… How can architecture represent cultural identity in a foreign context, in a more respectful way? Can architecture become the platform to connect people with distinct cultural backgrounds? Last but not least, in the contemporary city of Cape Town, what is the multi-cultural intervention …
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Ethnic minority churches: The case of the Canadian Chinese Christian churches in Ottawa.
… which have contributed to the rise of the Chinese Christian community in Canada, and more specifically the capital region, and the kind of religious life that evolved within that community. The author draws on extensive fieldwork, offers insights into the beliefs and practices of this …
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Imagined Common Ground: Rethinking on Language, Translation and Technology
… China. It starts with the formation of the Han Chinese identity, itself a construct that cannot be reduced to a singular image. The case I write about is the distinct culture of Sichuan, formed by the past millennial influx of immigration. The thesis continues to unravel the complexity of the …
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Performing ‘Chinese-Ness’: Articulating Identities-Of-Becoming In The Works Of Four Sinophone Theatre Director-Playwrights In The 1980S
… that attempts to reflect the diversity of the Chinese-speaking world. By presenting a circuit of Sinophone creativity that differs substantially from that assumed by conventional literary history, which focuses on the People's Republic of China, I investigate the formation of identity in the …
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