The Chinese in Britain: Origins and development of a community

Jones, Douglas A.

doi:10.1080/1369183x.1979.9975588

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“…As far as the causes of social exclusion among the Chinese in Britain are concerned, a lot of attention has been paid to the cultural characteristics of the Chinese community (Jones, 1979). There is, however, much less discussion about the contribution of the private market to the problem.…”

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Social exclusion of Chinese people in Britain

Chau¹,

2001

Critical Social Policy

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This article examines the social exclusion experienced by Chinese people in Britain. It challenges the view that the problem is caused by the cultural characteristics of the Chinese community. It shows that the main cause lies in their way of seeking social integration through market participation. The necessity for many Chinese families to secure their market position not only keeps them at a distance from mainstream society but also from their own ethnic community. While they are not outsiders in either of these groups, they only have one foot in each of them.

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Social exclusion of Chinese people in Britain

Chau¹,

2001

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“…The second distinguishing feature is the low unemployment rate and the high student component of the population. The data examined indicate that the Chinese group does not represent a marginal community, but on the contrary represents a part of the population which contributes actively to society and displays a remarkable demographic development (Jones 1979;Cheng 1992).…”

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The Chinese in Greater Manchester: A Demographic Profile

Chan

1994

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…The initial Chinese community was very small but dominated by male seafarers sojourning at the major seaports of London, Liverpool and Cardiff (Jones 1979;Waller 1985). The second wave of Chinese immigration began in the postwar period.…”

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Chinese Ethnic Settlements in Britain: Spatial Meanings of an Orderly Distribution, 1981–2001

Luk¹

2009

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This paper focuses on Chinese immigration and its spatial manifestations in Britain in the past two decades. The 1980s can be recorded as a turning-point in the history of Chinese immigration to Britain, marking a substantial increase in the number and diversity of Chinese immigrants. The same decade should also be considered a landmark in contemporary British urban history, as it featured a major transformation in the Chinese urban landscape. Systematic analyses of census data reveal that, since the 1980s, Chinese immigration to Britain has undergone a process of dramatic structural transformation that has facilitated the decentralisation of the Chinatown enclave economy and the spatial diffusion of Chinese residents. The spatial configuration of 'newwave' immigration has been a regular rank-size relationship of residential distributions. This urban system contains many small and diffused clusters, a lesser number of medium-size Chinatowns, but a few large Chinatowns. The systematic distribution of different Chinese settlements signifies the Chinese representation in different industrial sectors, as well as the equilibrium outcome of the organisational forces of these sectors.

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The Chinese in Britain: Origins and development of a community

Cited by 21 publications

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Social exclusion of Chinese people in Britain

Social exclusion of Chinese people in Britain

The Chinese in Greater Manchester: A Demographic Profile

Chinese Ethnic Settlements in Britain: Spatial Meanings of an Orderly Distribution, 1981–2001

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