
Dynamics of Community Formation
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Robert W. Compton, Jr. is Professor of Africana and Latino Studies and Political Science at SUNY, College at Oneonta, USA. His research interests include political development and international political economy of Southern Africa and East Asia.
Ho Hon Leung is Professor of Sociology at SUNY, College at Oneonta, USA. His research interests include ethnic relations, immigration, urban studies, architectural sociology, and comparative aging. He is also Director and Co-founder of 4C5M Studio.
Yaser Robles is a faculty member in the History, Philosophy, Religion and Social Sciences Department (HPRSS) at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA. His research interests include colonial Latin America, Latin American and Caribbean Diasporas to the United States, and Afro-Latin American cultures.
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- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Notes on the Contributors
- List of Figures
- Part I: Home and Community Building
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Home, Community and Identity
- Home
- Community
- Theoretical Framework for Community, Home, and Identity
- References
- Chapter 2: The Homemaking Trajectories and Challenges of Chinese Immigrants in Canada
- The Interaction Between Canada and Its Immigrant Groups
- Relationship Between Immigrants and the Nation: A Theoretical Framework
- The History of the Chinese Immigrants and Their Demographic Changes
- The Chinese After the Second World War
- The Chinese Immigrants in the Three Largest Cities
- The Impact of Mainland Chinese Immigrants on Chinese Community
- The Change of Use of Chinese Dialects
- Initial Settlement: The Family
- The Role of Three Generational Household
- Adaptation: Systemic Discrimination
- Employment
- Professional Accreditation
- Employers' Requirement for "Canadian Experience"
- Seeking Help from Professionals in Mainstream Society and the Chinese Communities
- Mainstream Service Providers
- Ethno-specific and the Ethnic Compatibility Approach
- Internal Diversity Within the Chinese Communities
- The Future Settlement Challenges of the Chinese Immigrants in Canada
- References
- Chapter 3: Latino Experience in the Barrios of the South Bronx, New York City: The Other Side of the American Dream
- Introduction
- Latino Diaspora in the United States
- A Rough Start: Life in Honduras
- A Timeline of the South Bronx (1960s-1990s)
- A Broken Public School System: South Bronx High School
- Higher Education: A Look at the Options
- The Barrios in the South Bronx Today
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Cultural Memory in Mainland Immigrants' Settlement of Taiwan: A Case Study of Zuoying Naval Veterans' Villages
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- The Regional Geography of Zuoying
- The Stereotype of the Bamboo Fence: Some Situated Knowledge
- The Photographic Art of the Disappearing Landscape
- Using Image to Construct a Hybrid Genre of Urban Narrative
- "New Topographies" in East Asia: Fleeing and Homecoming
- Conclusion
- References
- Part II: Preservation, Reconstruction, and Development
- Chapter 5: Homes in Transition: Youths' Experiences in Singapore's Rental Housing
- Introduction
- Creating Landscapes of Affection Through Public Housing
- The Interim Rental Housing (IRH) Scheme: A Landscape of Abstraction
- Voices from the Field: Abstract Spaces and Feelings of Unhomeliness
- Renegotiating Homes Through the IRH
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Lessons from Post-Disaster Home Reconstruction: Dujiangyan City, China
- Introduction
- Rebuilding Home in Post-Disaster Reconstruction
- Sense of "Placelessness"
- Community Social Capital
- Site Introduction and Research Methods
- Case Studies of Housing Reconstruction in Dujiangyan
- Happy Home Resettlement: Temporary Housing Community
- Lotus Pond: DIY Reconstruction
- Xijie Block: Conservation of the Historic Block
- Luchi Village: Farmers Upstairs2 in Involuntary Urbanization
- Discussion and Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: The Narrative Construction of Fang-Nu (??): An Urban Identity in Post-Modern China
- Introduction: China's Urbanization
- House as an Integral Component of Family
- Fang-Nu as a Discursive Construction
- Fang-Nu as Identified in a Virtual Community
- Setting and Scene
- Participants
- Ends
- Acts
- Key
- Instrumentality
- Norms
- Genre
- Some Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 8: Challenges of Heritage Development Projects in Macau and Penang: Preservation and Anti-Preservation
- Introduction
- "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"
- "Less Is a Bore"
- "If It Is UNESCO World Heritage and Now Belongs to the World, Does that Mean It No Longer Belongs to Us?"
- The Case of Penang: The Blessings of Neglect
- The Case of Macau: The Trappings of Money and Power
- Conclusion
- References
- Part III: Collaboration, Belonging, and National Identity
- Chapter 9: Constructing Home and Family in Accra
- The Urban Setting
- National Cultural Context
- Culture of Public Religion and Religion in Public
- Making Family in Making Community
- Making Community
- Spiritual Life in Making Identity and Community
- Localizing the Global
- Conclusion
- Interviews
- Works Cited
- Chapter 10: Home Formation and the Use of Violence in Zimbabwe
- Introduction: From Colonialism to Post-Colonialism
- Theoretical Framework and Background
- Establishing a System of Control Based on Violent Dispossession
- The Political Economy of Bifurcation and Sense of Community and Home
- African Women
- Settlers: Oppression and Gendered Existence
- Independence Euphoria
- Diaspora
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: Building Consensus? Russian Nationalism as Social Cohesion and Division
- Introduction
- Nationalism and the Sense of Home and Community
- The Historical Roots of Russian Nationalism
- The Soviet Period
- Contemporary Russian Nationalism
- Political Challenges and the Conflict in Ukraine
- Socioeconomic Challenges
- Nationalism and Community in Russia
- References
- Part IV: Epilogue
- Chapter 12: Transforming Catacombs and the City of Paris: The Spatial Relationship Between the Home for the Living and the Dead
- The Concept of Home and Iconicity
- A Home for the Living and the Dead Transformed to Iconic Urban Heritage
- The Becoming of Iconic Spaces in Paris
- The Making of Underground Tunnels in Paris
- Historical Shifting of the Paris Burialscape
- Iconicity of Paris Catacombs
- The Catacombs as Homes for the Living
- The Space of the Dead and Remembrance
- Liveliness in the Space of the Dead
- Underground Realm as Tourist Attraction
- Closing Remarks
- References
- Index
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