Encounters across the counter
Young Chinese people in Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3633724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David S Parker (0000-0003-1013-6510, University of Birmingham, corresponding author), David Parker (0000-0001-7101-3843) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 621-634 |
| Publication date | 1994-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.1994.9976457 |
| OpenAlex | W2088804847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 2 |
Recent literature on ‘new ethnicities’ in contemporary Britain has yet to address the experiences of young people of Chinese origin in great depth. This article focuses on the part played in identity formation by the employment of young Chinese people as counter staff in family‐owned ethnic catering businesses. Two‐thirds of Chinese young people grow up having to juggle employment and educational responsibilities. The dispersed settlement pattern of the Chinese community and the isolated location of the take‐away exposes young women in particular to forms of verbal and physical harassment. The encounters across the counter are often both racialised and gendered, drawing on a long legacy of stereotypical representations. These have important consequences for cultural identity, and the sense of being confined to take‐away employment often precludes young Chinese people from interethnic peer groups. Consequently, the forms of syncretic British‐based culture noted in African‐Caribbean and South Asian communities are not so evident within the Chinese population. Young Chinese people display considerable individual resilience in resisting racialised constructions, this has yet to be mobilised politically. In the meantime many are contemplating emigration to Hong Kong, in spite of the political uncertainties there
China · Chinese people · Emigration · Ethnic group · Harassment · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |