A Matter of Honour

Being Chinese in South Africa

By: Yoon Jung Park

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Hardcover | 1 May 2009

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The South African-born Chinese community is a tiny one, consisting of 10,000 to 12,000 members in a population of approximately 45 million. Throughout much of the history of this race-conscious country, the community has been ignored or neglected, and officially classed along with people of mixed race or with Indians in the South African category of 'Asiatic'. Shaped by both external and internal forces, Chinese identities in South Africa are beginning to receive more media and scholarly attention as China's aid, trade, and investment in Africa grow and large numbers of new Chinese immigrants stream into South Africa and other African states. A Matter of Honour examines the shifting social, ethnic, racial, and national identities of Chinese South Africans over time. Using concepts of identity, ethnicity, race, nationalism, and transnationalism, and drawing on comparisons with other overseas Chinese communities, it explores the multi-layered identities of the South African group and analyses the ways in which their identities have altered with each generation. Park's study breaks away from the often narrow enquiries into ethnic and national identity in South Africa, offering valuable new perspectives on this shifting terrain of study.

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Sojourners to Settlers
Early constructions of Chinese identity in South Africa	p. 9
Apartheid-Era Constructions
White, non-white, and honorary white	p. 32
The Symbolic Centre
The influence of China, real and mythical	p. 54
Whitening and Upward Mobility
Shifting race, class, and social position	p. 77
Our Own Little Box
Cultural and ethnic identity	p. 107
After Apartheid
The impact of exclusion and globalisation on identity and 'home'	p. 125
Movements in and out of South Africa
New identity constructions	p. 148
Conclusion	p. 173
Notes	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 198
Research Methods and Sources	p. 208
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