Searching for Belonging in Ethnic Identity: Young Second-Generation Chinese-Peruvians in Lima, Peru
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2019
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Bryn Mawr College. Department of Growth and Structure of Cities
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eng
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Within Latin America, Peru has one of the largest populations of Overseas Chinese* that is mostly concentrated within the capital city of Lima and traditionally centered in the Chinatown area dating back to the 1850s. In this thesis, I choose to focus on the consequences of renewed Chinese migration in the 1980s and 90s through the perspectives of second-generation Chinese- Peruvians whose parents arrived during that time frame. Through qualitative interviews supplemented with urban historical and spatial analyses, I demonstrate the complex nature of youth ethnic identity construction through factors such as individual and group identity, assimilation, family, heritage language, heritage schools, and extracurricular activities rooted in Chinese culture. On a broader level, this project questions local re-creations of a global Chinese identity and issues of belonging in urban society.