South Asian diasporas and (imaginary) homelands: narratives, representations and mediated exchanges by Clini, Clelia

“…This edited volume looks at the ways in which films, literature, photography and social media construct images of homelands and diasporas as well as the ways in which they facilitate exchanges between them. …”

Introduction – South Asian Diasporas and (imaginary) homelands: why representations still matter by Clini, Clelia, Valančiūnas, Deimantas

“…This edited volume looks at the ways in which films, literature, photography and social media construct images of homelands and diasporas as well as the ways in which they facilitate exchanges between them. …”
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Homeland engagement and host-society integration: A comparative study of new Chinese immigrants in the United States and Singapore by Zhou, Min, Liu, Hong

“…This article addresses three main questions through a comparative study of new Chinese immigrants in the United States and Singapore: (1) How do contexts of emigration and reception affect the ways in which new immigrants are tied to their homeland? (2) How do diasporic communities help members engage with the homeland? …”
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抒情作家莫河的地方经验 ： 故土、历史与文化的记忆 = Lyrical writer Mo He's local experiences : the memories of homeland, history and culture by 蒋承耘 Jiang, Chengyun

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Task oriented feature extraction for complex human activity recognition by Mohammed Mobark Salem Wahdeen

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Battleground for belonging: the migration and identity formation of Qeshmis in the United Arab Emirates by Al Qassim, MH

“…This dissertation explores the complex dynamics of identity and belonging among Qeshmi Emiratis, whose ties span both coasts of the Arabian Gulf and various port cities around the Indian Ocean rim. …”

“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan... by See, Seow Ling

“…His story invites parallels to Yan Ge Ling’s own life and her perspectives on self-­‐identity. Diasporic experiences became more common in the 80s for Chinese emigrants, and became less associated with “leaving the homeland” and “alienation”, and more about “rediscovering a new life” and “enjoying freedom”. …”
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Mobile/Social Media Use for Political Purposes Among Migrant Laborers in Singapore by Aricat, Rajiv George

“…This article tries to understand how affordances of new media are leveraged by migrants with different political orientations as they engaged politically with their homeland. …”
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Migration in the time of revolution : China, Indonesia, and the Cold War by Zhou, Taomo

“…Migration in the Time of Revolution examines how two of the world's most populous countries interacted between 1945 and 1967, when the concept of citizenship was contested, political loyalty was in question, identity was fluid, and the boundaries of political mobilization were blurred. …”
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新加坡离散华文作家研究 1945-1980 = a study on Singapore diasporic Chinese writers 1945-1980 by 孫惠敏 Sun, Huey Min

“…The seven Singapore diasporic Chinese writers of the Chinese Language – Li Xingke, Lian Shisheng, Xing Ying, Li Rulin, Yao Zi, Miao Xiu and Zhao Rong had presented their perspectives on their situations at the time, their views on their ancestral physical or imagined homeland and their thoughts on how they had appreciated Singapore as their new home. …”
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‘Des nouvelles de mon infortunée sœur’: Marie-Antoinette dans les lettres de l’archiduchesse Marie-Christine à l’empereur François by Seth, C

“…Sa correspondance, intensifiée dans son rythme lors de moments particulièrement critiques, laisse entendre, au détour de rares moments d’optimisme, un fort sentiment d’impuissance auquel répond une forme de résignation de l’empereur des Romains. …”

新移民的跨国实践和离散论述 ：孙侠(铃铛)个案研究 = Transnational practice and diasporic discourses of new immigrant : a case study on Sun Xia (Ling Dang) by Sun, Guizi

“…She then extends her local identity during the process of identity reshaping. …”
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