Media and the Chinese diaspora : community, communications, and commerce /

This book examines the key role of the media in the Chinese diaspora. It focuses especially on the media's role in communication, in fostering a sense of community, in defining different kinds of "transnational Chineseness" - overseas Chinese communities are often very different from one country to another - and in showing how media communication is linked to commerce, which is often a key activity of the overseas Chinese. The book considers the Chinese diaspora in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, revealing a great deal about the vibrancy and dynamism of the Chinese-language media, and showing how it plays a crucial role in the changing nature of the Chinese diaspora.Includes bibliographical references and index.Disconnecting transnational ties : the Chinese weekly and the transformation of Chinese American community after World War II / Xiaojian Zhao -- Chinese language media and immigrant life in the united states and Canada / Min Zhou, Wenhong Chen, and Guoxuan Cai -- Gossips about stars : newspaper and pop culture China / Chua Beng Huat -- "A hundred flowers bloom" : the re-emergence of the Chinese press in post Suharto Indonesia / Chang-Yau Hoon -- "Chinese" Indonesians in national cinema / Krishna Sen -- Chinese newspapers, ethnic identity, and the state : the case of Malaysia / Khor Yoke Lim & Ng Miew Luan -- Radio-activated business and power : a case study of 3CW Melbourne Chinese radio / Jia Gao -- Chinese media in New Zealand : transnational outpost or unchecked floodtide? / Manying Ip.This book examines the key role of the media in the Chinese diaspora. It focuses especially on the media's role in communication, in fostering a sense of community, in defining different kinds of "transnational Chineseness" - overseas Chinese communities are often very different from one country to another - and in showing how media communication is linked to commerce, which is often a key activity of the overseas Chinese. The book considers the Chinese diaspora in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, revealing a great deal about the vibrancy and dynamism of the Chinese-language media, and showing how it plays a crucial role in the changing nature of the Chinese diaspora