Unpacking ‘Koreatown’ in Chinese Metropolis

Urban governance, variations in ethnic incorporation and Consequences

Bibliographic Data

ID7843789
AuthorsXiao Ma (0000-0003-1318-3590, East China University of Science and Technology, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume47
Issue17
Pages3967-3985
Publication date2021-12-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.2019.1649130
OpenAlexW2967721140
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited39

This study examines the various forms of ethnic incorporation present in the daily lives of ethnic Koreans living in Beijing, including the conditions of their integration into Chinese society. On the basis of an ethnographic research (2014–2015) in Wangjing area, an alleged ‘Koreatown’ in Beijing, this study involves three ethnic categories, namely, South Koreans, Korean Chinese and Han Chinese. The study suggests that Koreatown in Beijing is not a full-fledged ethnic community but a patchwork of ethnic categories, networks and associations. Ethnic cohesion is implicitly disaggregated by the Chinese urban governance over the foreign population embedded in the unfolding trend of internationalisation in Chinese metropolises. As a consequence, Korean cultural elements are incorporated into the increasingly cosmopolitan culture in Chinese metropolises, with ethnic categories maintained. However, Korean integration into the Chinese circumstance still has a substantially long way to go

Beijing · China · Corporate governance · Economic geography · Ethnic chinese · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Geography · Internationalization · Political science · Sociology · Unpacking · Anthropology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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