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This intimate and rich anthology of autobiographical essays aims to reveal the human side of the Chinese diaspora. Written by ethnic Chinese who were born or raised outside of China, they describe the experience of growing up as a visible minority and the subsequent journey each author made to China. Compelling reading for all who are seeking answers to the increasingly complex issue of ethnic and personal identity.

The authors – whose diverse backgrounds in countries such as New Zealand, Denmark, Sri Lanka, England, Indonesia, and the USA mirror the complex global scope of the Chinese diaspora – describe in particular how their journey to the country of their ancestors transformed their sense of what it means to be Chinese. The collection as a whole intends to provide an insight into what ethnic identity has come to mean in our transnational era.

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