Global Taiwanese: Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a Changing World by Fiona Moo

Description: Global Taiwanese by Fiona Moore Illuminating how the identities of Taiwanese diasporic subjects are contextually and historically shaped, this book advances a nuanced, complex, and differentiated understanding of globalization. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Global Taiwanese, Fiona Moore explores the different ways in which Taiwanese expatriates in London and Toronto, along with professionals living in Taipei, use their shared Taiwanese identities to construct and maintain global and local networks.Based on a three-year-long ethnographic study that incorporates interviews with people from diverse backgrounds, generations, and histories, this book explores what their different experiences tell us about migration in "tolerant" and "hostile" regimes.Global Taiwanese considers the implications in leveraging their Taiwanese ethnic identity for both business and personal purposes. As people become increasingly mobile, ethnic identity becomes more important as a means of negotiating transnational encounters; however, at the same time, the opportunities it offers are rooted in local cultural practices, requiring professionals and other migrants to develop complex social strategies that link and cross the global and local levels.With rich ethnographic detail, this book contributes to the understanding of the migrant experience and how it varies from location to location, how migration more generally changes in response to wider socioeconomic factors, and, finally, of the specific case of Taiwan and how the distinctive nature of its diaspora emerges through wider discourses of Chineseness and pan-Asian identity. Author Biography Fiona Moore is a professor in the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway University of London. Table of Contents 1. Why Taiwan? Taiwanese Identity and the Chinese Diaspora2. The (Taiwanese) Network Society3. Signs and Meanings: Defining and Maintaining Taiwanese Identity4. London: The City of Sojourners5. Toronto: The City of Settlers6. Taipei: The City of Origin7. Cutting Bamboo: Migrants and Transnational Ethnic Networks8. The Social Network: Migrants and Transnational Networking Organisations9. Taiwan in the Net: Identities in PerspectiveAppendix 1: List of IntervieweesAppendix 2: Indicative Questions from Semi-Structured Interviews Review " Global Taiwanese is a thoughtful study of skilled labour migration and Asian identity in the twenty-first century that suggests new ways of looking at culture and ethnicity, and challenges the notion that we are seeing the end of globalization. It is also a very enjoyable read!"--Anne-Wil Harzing, Professor of International Management, Middlesex University London"Fiona Moores writing goes straight to the heart of the many puzzles posed by the flexible but confounding mix of multiple identities performed by the Taiwanese which can be simultaneously local, national, and global. Her narrative is original and lucid, handling the troublesome analytic problems surrounding multiple identities with ease, making them both plain and concrete. In a phrase, Global Taiwanese is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand identity in an increasingly global world." --John Van Maanen, Emeritus Professor of Organization Studies, MIT, and author of Tales of the Field"In a time of unprecedented migration, mobility, and changing workplace demographics, Fiona Moores ethnographic study of the Taiwanese diaspora is a must read for anyone interested in gaining a nuanced understanding of culture and identity in todays complex globally networked communities."--Mary Yoko Brannen, Honorary Professor of International Business at Copenhagen Business School, and Professor Emerita at San Jose State University Long Description In Global Taiwanese, Fiona Moore explores the different ways in which Taiwanese expatriates in London and Toronto, along with professionals living in Taipei, use their shared Taiwanese identities to construct and maintain global and local networks. Based on a three-year-long ethnographic study that incorporates interviews with people from diverse backgrounds, generations, and histories, this book explores what their different experiences tell us about migration in "tolerant" and "hostile" regimes. Global Taiwanese considers the implications in leveraging their Taiwanese ethnic identity for both business and personal purposes. As people become increasingly mobile, ethnic identity becomes more important as a means of negotiating transnational encounters; however, at the same time, the opportunities it offers are rooted in local cultural practices, requiring professionals and other migrants to develop complex social strategies that link and cross the global and local levels. With rich ethnographic detail, this book contributes to the understanding of the migrant experience and how it varies from location to location, how migration more generally changes in response to wider socioeconomic factors, and, finally, of the specific case of Taiwan and how the distinctive nature of its diaspora emerges through wider discourses of Chineseness and pan-Asian identity. Details ISBN1487500017 Author Fiona Moore Year 2021 ISBN-10 1487500017 ISBN-13 9781487500016 Format Hardcover Pages 184 Publication Date 2021-03-24 UK Release Date 2021-03-24 Imprint University of Toronto Press Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada Illustrations 1 figure Subtitle Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a Changing World Publisher University of Toronto Press Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2021-03-23 Alternative 9781487519971 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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