The Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations
Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific Interactions
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7656-0950-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses the historical and contemporary involvement of Chinese Americans from diverse walks of life in U.S.-China relations. The contributors present new evidence and fresh perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar national and transnational networks - including families, businesspersons, community newspapers, students, lobbyists, philanthropists, and scientists - and consider the likely future impact of such contacts on the most important bilateral relationship at the start of the new millennium. The volume makes a multidisciplinary contribution to understanding the extensive and vital roles and promise of Chinese Americans at this critical juncture in U.S.-China relations, and to revealing the importance of migrants as actors in contemporary global politics. The assessments shared by the contributors suggest that the nature and scope of the Chinese American involvement, particularly in global civil society networks, increasingly will determine the outcome of state-to-state relations between the United States and the PRC.
Reviews / Votes
"This book contains thirteen extremely valuable essays on the roles played by Chinese Americans as 'global players.' The editors and contributors stress that as individuals and as members of family, professional, and non-profit organizations, Chinese Americans have been patiently and effectively building bridges across the Pacific. By their example, they have shown that formal state-level affairs constitute only one aspect of U.S.-Chinese relations, and that non-governmental connections and exchanges have served to provide an element of stability in order to complement, and sometimes even rectify, the often tumultuous official relationship between Beijing and Washington. If the two nations are to succeed in developing a more stable and constructive relationship, the efforts of Chinese Americans-and their collaborators both in China and in the United States will prove of critical importance. In this sense, the significance of these essays transcends the binational relationship and points to the crucial roles that are being played by individuals of cross-national background and competence in coping with many grave issues facing the world today." - Akira Iriye, Harvard UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7656-0950-2 (9780765609502)
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Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific Interactions
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Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific Interactions
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Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific Interactions
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Content
Part I The Chinese American Presence: Impact and Implications; Chapter 1 Historical Connections Between the Chinese Trans-Pacific Family and U.S.-China Relations, Haiming Liu; Chapter 2 Navigating U.S.-China Waters, Sufei Li; Chapter 3 Transnational Sensibilities in Chinese American Diasporic Literature, Qian Suoqiao; Part II Contemporary Activism: Changing Orientations and Participation in Shaping U.S. Policy Toward China; Chapter 4 The Involvement of Chinese Americans in China-related Issues, Yuhang Shi; Chapter 5 From Apathy to Inquiry and Activism, Nancy Yao; Chapter 6 Communicating Through Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation, James Jinguo Shen; Chapter 7 From the China Lobby to the Taiwan Lobby, Tsung Chi; Chapter 8 Chinese Americans' Views on U.S.-China Relations, Xiaojian Zhao; Part III Expanding Networks and Prospects for Transnational Cooperation; Chapter 9 Chinese American Business Networks and Trans-Pacific Economic Relations Since the 1970s, Wellington K.K. Chan; Chapter 10 A Neglected Minority in a Neglected Field, John J. Deeney; Chapter 11 Improving Mainland Society and U.S.-China Relations, Norton Wheeler; Chapter 12 Chinese American Scientists and U.S.-China Scientific Relations, Zuoyue Wang; Chapter 13 The Role of Cross-nationally Competent Chinese+Americans in Environmental-interdependence Challenges, Peter H. Koehn; conclusion Conclusion, Peter H. Koehn, Xiao-huang Yin;