Together Here, Now and Forever

Chinese Immigrants' Belonging in Australia, Family, Ethnicity and Memorialisation

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ID3655091
AuthorsHelen Forbes-Mewett (0000-0002-7437-0966, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, corresponding author), Gil-Soo Han (0000-0003-4135-211X, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia), Wilfred Yang Wang (0000-0002-6105-848X, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
Year2020
Volume41
Issue3
Pages370-385
Publication date2020-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0725-6868 • E-ISSN: 1469-9540
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07256868.2020.1751599
OpenAlexW3018703029
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

This paper investigates end-of-life decisions, ethnic influences and memorialisaton of Chinese immigrants in Melbourne, Australia. Drawing on interviews with 41 participants including 25 individuals and 16 community or industry stake holders, we present insights into what this group experiences and how they negotiate end-of-life choices to accommodate their hybrid circumstances as immigrants. We find evidence of merging cultures that suggests a new Chineseness played out in diverse ways. We also found this group of Chinese had acquired a sense of belonging relating to being together with family and friends that they wished to continue beyond their lived experience. Their adopted new home in Australia provided an opportunity to be together now and forever

Archaeology · Ethnic group · Genealogy · Immigration · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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