Descendants of the dragon

Racialized mixed Chineseness in immigrant China

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2149678
AutoresWilly Sier (0000-0001-8588-4287, Utrecht University), Elena Barabantseva (0000-0001-5169-8128, University of Manchester)
Año2024
Volumen49
Número1
Páginas1-19
Fecha de publicación2024-09-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2024.2397548
OpenAlexW4402392975
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas52

Following China’s rise as an economic powerhouse, the country’s immigrant population has quickly increased and diversified, leading to an increase in romantic relationships between foreign and Chinese citizens. This article analyzes the racialization of belonging and citizenship of Chinese nationals born into Chinese-foreign families living in China. Drawing on data gathered through analyzing online debates and media reports, supplemented by interviews and fieldwork observations, the article investigates how discussions about the identity of vloggers, pop stars, and athletes of mixed Chinese-foreign descent shed light on rising Chinese racial nationalism at a time when China has become a destination for international migration and a new frontier for racial knowledge production. We argue that this process is characterized by a tension between China’s emergence as an immigrant society and the hardening boundaries of its national identity

China · Geography · Immigration · Mixed race · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · China's Global Influence and Migration · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy