Chinese Migrants in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe
Much of the former Soviet bloc has become a destination for new Chinese migrants. Throughout Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Chinese migrants are engaged in entrepreneurial activities, primarily as petty merchants of consumer goods in unsteady economies. This book situates these migrants within the broader context of Chinese globalization and Chinas economic rise. It traces the origins of Chinese migration into the region, as well as the conditions that have allowed migrants to thrive. Furthermore, it discusses the perception that Chinese globalization is purely economic and explores the relationship among petty merchants, laborers and institutional investors. Finally, by examining the movement of Chinas minorities into Central Asia, this book challenges the ethnic construct of new Chinese migration.
Felix B. Chang is Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Cincinnati College of Law, USA.
Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang has taught at Ohio State University, University of Akron, Xavier University, and Northern Kentucky University, USA.
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Chinese migrants in Russia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe / edited by Felix B. Chang and Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang.
p. cm.(Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; 28) Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. ChineseRussia (Federation) 2. ChineseFormer Soviet Republics. 3. ChineseEurope, Eastern. 4. ChineseMigrations. 5. RussiaEmigration and immigration. 6. Former Soviet RepublicsEmigration and immigration. 7. Europe, EasternEmigration and immigration I. Chang, Felix B. II. Rucker-Chang, Sunnie T.
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Contributors
Felix B. Chang (BA, Yale; JD, University of Michigan Law School) is Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Vladimir G. Datsyshen (PhD, Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University) is Head of the Department of General History of the Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Anna Krasteva (BA, MA, Sofia University; PhD, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) is Professor at New Bulgarian University. She also created and directs the CERMES (Centre for Refugees, Migration and Ethnic Studies) at the Department of Political Sciences at New Bulgarian University.
Alexander Larin (PhD, Moscow Oriental Institute) is Head of the Overseas Chinese and Taiwan Studies Centre at the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Victor Larin is Director of the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology of the Far Eastern Peoples, Russian Academy of Sciences in Vladivostok, Russia.
Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang (BA, Wittenberg University; MA, PhD, Ohio State University) has taught at Ohio State University, University of Akron, Xavier University and Northern Kentucky University.
