Empirical and Essay Studies

Floating “Home”: The Chinese Diaspora and the Dynamics of Travel

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April 8, 2024
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Meng, L. (2024). Floating “Home”: The Chinese Diaspora and the Dynamics of Travel. Special Treatment - Interdisciplinary Journal, 10(Special Issue), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.18458/KB.2024.SI.97
Abstract

The phenomena of migration and diaspora are becoming more common in the context of globalization, and the idea of “home” has taken on several dimensions and complexity for dispersed populations. In order to investigate how the concept of "home" is recreated in the diaspora, this study focuses on Chinese immigrants. The study examines how culture and geography interact to define “home,” drawing on the idea of “diaspora,” and how travel affects “homemaking” in Chinese Migratory Movements. Additionally, the study discusses maintaining cultural continuity in globalization and reshaping individual and collective identities in the practices of “travelling-in-dwelling, dwelling-in-travelling” (Clifford 1992,108).