21F 075J - The Global Chinese: Chinese Migration, 1567-Present

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Examines Chinese migration in historical and comparative perspective, beginning in 1567 with the lifting of the imperial ban on private maritime trade. Covers Chinese migration to locations such as Southeast Asia, Hawaii, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia, Europe, India and Africa. Also considers Han Chinese internal migration to frontier regions like Taiwan. Topics include the varied roles of Chinese migrants in colonial, settler and frontier societies, the coolie trade, Chinese exclusion movements, transnational networks, marital and chain migration, immigrant community formation, women's roles, second-generation "roots seeking", the new migration, and the reciprocal relationship between contemporary Chinese migration to Africa and African migration to China. Critically examines the degree to which this transnational migration has produced a "Global Chinese" identity. Taught in English.

Credits:

3.00

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Prerequisites:

Prereq: None

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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