The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity
The issue of mass migration among Malaysian-Chinese had been widely discussed and numerous studies were conducted to examine the motivations of such phenomenon, its implications on national identity and the meaning of "home‟. However, most literature only emphasize on the perspectives of Malay...
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| author | Thong, Ling Yun |
| author2 | Laavanya Kathiravelu |
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| description | The issue of mass migration among Malaysian-Chinese had been widely discussed and numerous studies were conducted to examine the motivations of such phenomenon, its implications on national identity and the meaning of "home‟. However, most literature only emphasize on the perspectives of Malaysian-Chinese professionals, with a lack of focus on Malaysian-Chinese youths. Hence, my study aims to explore how they negotiate national identity and construct the notion of "home‟ while living abroad. From the interviews conducted, Malaysian-Chinese youths negotiate national identity along the lines of Bumiputera-differentiated citizenship. How these youths display national identity, interact within their social circles and perceive Malaysia, can inform us about their negotiation of national identity. Family and kinship are mentioned the most during the discussion of "home‟, some aligned "home‟ with Malaysia while others experience "homelessness‟. Transnationalism also emerged during discussions, where respondents attach meanings to multiple places. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/700282019-12-10T14:47:18Z The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity Thong, Ling Yun Laavanya Kathiravelu School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences The issue of mass migration among Malaysian-Chinese had been widely discussed and numerous studies were conducted to examine the motivations of such phenomenon, its implications on national identity and the meaning of "home‟. However, most literature only emphasize on the perspectives of Malaysian-Chinese professionals, with a lack of focus on Malaysian-Chinese youths. Hence, my study aims to explore how they negotiate national identity and construct the notion of "home‟ while living abroad. From the interviews conducted, Malaysian-Chinese youths negotiate national identity along the lines of Bumiputera-differentiated citizenship. How these youths display national identity, interact within their social circles and perceive Malaysia, can inform us about their negotiation of national identity. Family and kinship are mentioned the most during the discussion of "home‟, some aligned "home‟ with Malaysia while others experience "homelessness‟. Transnationalism also emerged during discussions, where respondents attach meanings to multiple places. Bachelor of Arts 2017-04-10T03:36:06Z 2017-04-10T03:36:06Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70028 en Nanyang Technological University 33 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences Thong, Ling Yun The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity |
| title | The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity |
| title_full | The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity |
| title_fullStr | The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity |
| title_short | The case of Malaysian-Chinese youths : understanding their perceptions of ‘home’ and national identity |
| title_sort | case of malaysian chinese youths understanding their perceptions of home and national identity |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70028 |
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