Displacement and Identity: Stories of Diasporic Migration in China and the World

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This course explores diasporic cultures across Asia, Africa, and the Americas from historical and anthropological perspectives. We begin by exploring the rise of Chinatowns across the world, with an emphasis on the Chinese-American experience, particularly during the U.S. Civil Rights period. We then examine how transnational migration has historically shaped the worlds of indentured labor, colonial trade, and hybrid food cultures. From narratives of turtle soup and beer to the personal accounts of female Chinese scholars, African traders, and coolie laborers, we examine how stories of transnational mobility color our understandings of migration, race, gender, and global connection. 001647