The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean is a 2010 book edited by Walton Look Lai and Tan Chee-Beng and published by Brill.

The essays in the book were previously published as a portion of an issue of the Journal of Overseas Chinese, a publication of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas (ISSCO) of Singapore. Look Lai is a University of the West Indies (UWI) professor who specialized in studying the British Caribbean population of Chinese and Southeast Asians. Tan, a Hong Kong-based man who is the editor of the Journal of Overseas Chinese, is a specialist in studying the Southeast Asian ethnic Chinese populations.[1]

## Contents

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Look Lai wrote the introduction.[1]

The remaining portion of the book has three parts, which together have eight chapters.[2] The Chinese immigration discussed in these chapters include those from the early colonial era to the present.[1]

The sole article of Part I is "The Early Colonial Period" by Edward Slack, Jr. This article discusses the first Chinese immigration to Mexico.[2] The source material of this chapter originates from the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain and the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City.[3] John Kuo Wei Tchen of New York University wrote that the Slack article "is a valuable baseline framing of the early Manila-Acapulco “China trade,” the Asian peoples moving to colonial Mexico, and the emergence of the New World typology of “chino” or “indio chino,” a legal subcategory of the “indios” of the Americas."[1]

Part II, "The Classic Migration," includes Chapters 2-5. Chapter 2, written by Look Lai, discusses overall migration from Asia during the 19th Century. Chapter 3, written by Evelyn Hu-Dehart, discusses anti-Chinese sentiment in Latin America.[2] Hu-Dehart's essay examines a question asked by Nicolás Cárdenas García, a scholar from Mexico, on whether the Chinese in Latin America are "integrated and foreign."[4] Chapter 4,[2] written by Belizean St. John Robinson, is a comparative analysis[4] which discusses Chinese populations of Central America. Chapter 5, written by Lisa Yun, is an interview with Ruthanne Lum discussing Lum's book, God of Luck. Dorothea A. L. Martin of Appalachian State University stated that the first two chapters of this section are "the anchors of the work".[2]

Part III, "Old Migrants, new Immigration," includes Chapters 6-8. The overall focus are relations between different generations of immigrants in Latin America. Chapter 6, by Isabelle Lausent-Herrera, discusses the history and internal relations of Chinese Peruvians. Chapter 7,[2] written by anthropologist Paul B. Tjon Sie Fat, discusses the groups of Chinese Surinamese and their responses to anti-Chinese sentiment.[4] Chapter 8, by Kathleen Lopez, discusses Chinese Cubans in the post-Soviet Union era.[2] The article discusses a PRC-Cuba initiative to renovate the Havana Chinatown.[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d Tchen, p. 372.
2. ^ a b c d e f g Martin, Dorothea A.L. (Appalachian State University). "Chinese in Latin America" (Archive) H-Soz-u-Kult (website of the History Department of the Humboldt University of Berlin). 13 December 2013.
3. ^ Tchen, p. 372-373.
4. ^ a b c d Tchen, p. 373.

## References

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* Tchen, John Kuo Wei (New York University). "The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean."(Book review) (Archive). New West Indian Guide, Winter, 2012, Vol.86(3-4), p. 371(4) [Peer Reviewed Journal] ISSN 1382-2373 \- Cengage Learning

## Further reading

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* Lai, Walton Look. "The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean" (review). Journal of Chinese Overseas, 5, 1, 1-3(3) [Peer Reviewed Journal] ISSN 1793-0391 \- Brill (IngentaConnect) - DOI 10.1163/179325409X434478

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Overseas Chinese

Africa|

| North|

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Libya
* Morocco

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West|

* Cape Verde
* Ghana
* Mali
* Nigeria
* Senegal

East|

* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Tanzania
* Uganda

Central|

* Cameroon
* Democratic Republic of Congo
* Republic of Congo

Southern|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Réunion1
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Johannesburg
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

| Caribbean|

* Belize
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago

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North|

* Canada
* from Hong Kong
* from Taiwan
* British Columbia (Vancouver)
* Toronto
* Mexico
* United States
* from Hong Kong
* from Taiwan
* by city and state

Central|

* Costa Rica
* Nicaragua
* Panama

South|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Guyana
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

| Central|

* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan

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East|

* Japan
* Korea
* Mongolia

Southeast|

* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Hokkien
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Benteng Chinese
* Peranakan Chinese
* Bangka-Belitung
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Peranakan / Baba Nyonya / Straits Chinese
* Sino-Native
* Myanmar
* Kokang
* Panthay
* Pashu
* Philippines
* Sangley
* Singapore
* Chinese nationals
* Straits-Born Chinese
* Thailand
* Chin Haw
* Phuket Baba
* Vietnam
* Minh Hương
* Ngái
* Nùng
* San Diu

South|

* Bangladesh
* India
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka

West|

* Iran
* Israel
* Turkey
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

| Northern|

* Denmark
* Finland
* Sweden

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Western|

* Belgium
* France
* Paris
* Germany
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Netherlands
* United Kingdom
* from Hong Kong
* London

Southern|

* Italy
* Portugal
* Spain

Eastern|

* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Turkey

Oceania|

* Australia (from Hong Kong)
* Fiji
* Hawaii
* Palau
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Tonga

1 An overseas department of France in the western Indian Ocean. See also: Hong Kong Diaspora

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