Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink use logging practices in Malaysia as a platform to spark conversation around deforestation and environmental advocacy networks. Keck and Sikkink argue that the Malaysian state of Sarawak and their logging campaign was different than most for three reasons. First, the conversation surrounding tropical forest logging took on a new form in the … [Read more...]
Who Is Chinese Enough?
After the U.S. immigration policies were changed in 1965, the United States experienced a large influx of immigrants from Asia. When Chinese immigrants first came to this country, they faced a lot of challenges.In order to become successful in American society, they needed to develop a whole set of cultural knowledge and adapt different types of cultural behavior. Of course, … [Read more...]
Global People: Chinese-American Restaurants, Hybridity, and Assimilation
In such a globalized world, unique cultures have spread far and wide across our planet. In particular, communities of Chinese immigrants have appeared in many non-Asian countries, most notably in the United States. Of course, when displaced from their homeland, immigrants are often left to search for tradition and identity, both in relation to their ancestry as well as their … [Read more...]
Global People: Being Chinese Enough
With the influx of Chinese immigrants comes the emergence of Chinese-American community and identity. And yet, when asked what exactly defines the Chinese-American identity or when prompted to even Google "Chinese-American identity," vague responses appear, often times lumping Chinese-Americans into the massive entity of Asian Americans. What is the Chinese-American identity, … [Read more...]
“Don’t Speak Chinese? Twinkie!”: Bilingualism and Authenticity among Chinese-Americans
Over the past few days (or years, rather), I've struggled with understanding the differences among Chinese-American communities and whether or not there is such a thing as a pan-Chinese identity or even one definitive Chinese-American identity. Oddly enough, I cannot define Chinese-American identity, and more often than not, I see the Chinese-American identity being lumped … [Read more...]
