This course studies migration trajectories involving Chinese leaving China and dispersed in many parts of the world. It examines the formation and transformation of migrant-sending localities in the past and at present. It also discusses the patterns of migration as well as the networks that facilitated Chinese migration. It studies the establishment of Chinese communities around the globe. It invites students to rethink the concepts pertaining to Chinese migration such as Overseas Chinese and Chinese diaspora.
Programme: CHIN(HSS)
This course studies migration trajectories involving Chinese leaving China and dispersed in many parts of the world. It examines the formation and transformation of migrant-sending localities in the past and at present. It also discusses the patterns of migration as well as the networks that facilitated Chinese migration. It studies the establishment of Chinese communities around the globe. It invites students to rethink the concepts pertaining to Chinese migration such as Overseas Chinese and Chinese diaspora.