Journal•ISSN: 1463-1369
Asian Ethnicity
Routledge
About: Asian Ethnicity is an academic journal published by Routledge. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Ethnic group & China. It has an ISSN identifier of 1463-1369. Over the lifetime, 685 publications have been published receiving 7241 citations.
Topics: Ethnic group, China, Identity (social science), Politics, Population
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TL;DR: Weiner as discussed by the authors discusses the illusion of homogeneity in Japan's minority population and its effect on Japanese society, and presents a new edition of his book, Japan's Minority: The Illusion of Homogeneity, edited by Michael Weiner.
Abstract: Japan's minorities: the illusion of homogeneity, edited by Michael Weiner, London/New York, Routledge, 2008, xxii + 234 pp., £20.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-415-77264-8 This book is a new edition of...
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors proposed that, in the twenty-first century, China should learn from its own historical heritage and the lessons of the US, the former USSR and other nations, and redirect its policy from "politicization" to "culturalization" of ethnic issues so as to strengthen national identity among its ethnic minorities.
Abstract: All multiracial and multi-ethnic nations are confronted with the important issue of how to handle ethnic relations and of the role that government should play in guiding the direction of such relations In viewing ethnic minorities, ‘culturalization’ has a tradition of thousands of years in China Until the late Qing dynasty, that tradition resulted in a united-pluralistic polity with a huge population by assimilation and prosperous economy Under the new historical conditions of the twentieth century, however, China has adopted the policies of the former USSR since the 1950s and given ethnic minorities more political emphasis, what is called the ‘politicization’ of ethnic minorities This paper proposes that, in the twenty-first century, China should learn from its own historical heritage and the lessons of the US, the former USSR and other nations, and redirect its policy from ‘politicization’ to ‘culturalization’ of ethnic issues so as to strengthen national identity among its ethnic minorities This n
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the politics of multiculturalism and its efficacy in managing cultural diversity and differences and deploys the concept of hybridity to describe as well as analyze the complex identity politics of the ethnic Chinese in contemporary Indonesia.
Abstract: The dominant discourse in accommodating the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia during Suharto’s regime was one of assimilation, which forcefully aimed to absorb this minority into the national body. However, continuous official discrimination towards the Chinese placed them in a paradoxical position that made them an easy target of racial and class hostility. The May 1998 anti-Chinese riots proved the failure of the assmilationist policy. The process of democratization has given rise to a proliferation of identity politics in postSuharto Indonesia. The policy of multiculturalism has been endorsed by Indonesia’s current power holders as a preferred approach to rebuilding the nation, consistent with the national motto: ‘Unity in Diversity’. This paper critically considers the politics of multiculturalism and its efficacy in managing cultural diversity and differences. It deploys the concept of hybridity to describe as well as analyze the complex identity politics of the ethnic Chinese in contemporary Indonesia.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of issues pertaining to highland minorities in the three socialist countries sharing portions of the Southeast Asian Massif, namely China, Vietnam and Laos, is presented.
Abstract: This paper is an overview of issues pertaining to highland minorities in the three socialist countries sharing portions of the Southeast Asian Massif, namely China, Vietnam and Laos. It presents the historical complexity of highland minority policy in these countries. The paper thus depicts prevalent state strategies that aimed, and largely still aim, to handle highland minorities in the most effective and economical way, to ensure that the nation will progress steadily forward. The six current issues of borders and transnationality, taxonomy, indigenous peoples' status, customary land tenure, tourism and environmental issues are then explored critically.
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TL;DR: This article argued that it is not religio-cultural differences per se that lie at the root of increased tensions between Uyghurs and Han Chinese, but changing social, political and economic contexts: on the one hand, growing Uygur perceptions of socio-economic inequalities between themselves and the Han (the internal factor), and, on the other, the vast changes within the internati...
Abstract: This article illustrates how Uyghurs in the 1990s defined and reinforced contemporary Uyghur national identity in relation to Xinjiang's growing Han Chinese population. Adopting Barth's theory of fluid and negotiable ethnic boundaries, it focuses on the notion of change. While Uyghurs are currently activating and exaggerating certain religio-cultural differences--in particular the avoidance of pork--as a means of ensuring symbolic, spatial and social segregation from the Han, those criteria did not prevent interaction to the same extent in the past; nor do they prevent Uyghurs from making concessions when it benefits them to do so. It is argued that it is not religio-cultural differences per se that lie at the root of increased tensions between Uyghurs and Han Chinese, but changing social, political and economic contexts: on the one hand, growing Uyghur perceptions of socio-economic inequalities between themselves and the Han (the 'internal factor') and, on the other, the vast changes within the internati...
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