Immigrant Community: Classism and the Social Status of the Yunnan-Chinese Population in Northern Burma.
| Autor: | Chou, Chia-Hsin, 周嘉欣 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 106 The community investigated in this thesis are the Yunnan-Chinese from China to Northern Burma. The aim of my research is to examine the prejudice and discrimination that Yunnan-Chinese have experienced since the beginning of Burma’s independence, as well as the difficulty they face in obtaining citizenship following the enactment of Burma’s 1982 Citizenship Law. Furthermore, I will analyze how this unequal citizenship affects the social status of Yunnan-Chinese in Burma, and how the populace lives under legal inequality and racial discrimination. Chinese citizens have primarily made use of two different routes in migrating to Burma. Fujian-Chinese and Guangdong-Chinese migrated to southern Burma. Most of them stayed in Yangon. Yunnan Chinese migrated to the mountains of northern Burma. According to my observations, although they all share the title of “foreigner”, Fujian-Chinese and Guangdong-Chinese populations in Burma seem to be have better integrated into the local society than the Yunnan-Chinese. The thesis is divided into five chapters. Different types of citizenship, economic and cultural representation of Yunnan-Chinese immigrants in three cities are discussed through multi-sited fieldwork in Pyin-Oo-Lwin, Lashio, and Tangyan. During the British colonial period, the Yunnan-Chinese retained their traditional cultural style. Their situation worsened after the independence of Burma resulted in their subjection to humiliating restrictions and harsh treatment by the State. This continuing inequality of legal status naturally affects the Yunnan-Chinese community’s political power, economic status and cultural capital in Burma. As historically oppressed and downtrodden citizens, how can the Burmese Yunnan-Chinese populace overcome the persecution they currently face in order to become recognized as legal, equal citizens of Burma? |
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