We Need Two Worlds: Chinese Immigrant Associations in a Western Society

L. Minghuan

Amsterdam University Press, 1999 - Social Science - 289 pages

A highly informative report on Chinese immigrants in the Netherlands, We Need Two Worlds is a clear and well-structured dissertation which presents a considerable amount of new material to existing knowledge of Chinese associations and their role in the Netherlands. The situation in Amsterdam is comparable to Chinese societies in other major cities, e.g. New York and London.

This comprehensive study will help Western students, academics, civil servants, politicians and journalists who have an interest in Chinese culture to gain a better understanding of the significance of their associations. It also illustrates how Chinese immigrants live together and operate within a western society.

Contents

• CHAPTER: 1
• CHAPTER II: 27
• CHAPTER III: 53
• CHAPTER IV: 85
• CHAPTER v: 115
• CHAPTER VI: 149
• CHAPTER VII: 183
• CHAPTER VIII: 221
• Abbreviations: 231
• List of Chinese associations in the Netherlands l947l997: 239
• Bibliography: 245
• Notes: 259
• Index: 287

About the author

Li Minguan has been affiliated with the University of Amsterdam, Leiden University and Xiamen University

Bibliographic information

• Title: We Need Two Worlds: Chinese Immigrant Associations in a Western Society; Identity and solidarity, ISSN 1389-6717
• Author: L. Minghuan
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 1999
• ISBN: 9053564020, 9789053564028
• Length: 289 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Social Science / Sociology / General