Diasporas effect of cultural diversity Flashcards
Diaspora
Dispersion of people who share a commonality ( race, ethnicity or cultural identity from their homeland
Mexico diaspora
Led to the spread of spanish in USA
Chinese diaspora
-50-70 million chinese live away from their homes
-Main reason for chinese migration is that they were looking for trade patners
Chinese diaspora in the UK
-Most of the chinese to the UK were sailors and trader trading tea
-British soldier came to the chinese to have a taste of the chinese quisines, thus formation of chinese restaruants on the UK
-Soho was regarded as the main street for chinese goods that was set up to cater for the chinese immigrants
-Soho gained the name china. town
MAINTAINING OF THE CHINESE CULTURE IN UK
- They are concetrated mainly in one area
- Chinese shops set to provide goods for chinese population in the UK
- Most goods are exported thus homeland ties are maintained
- There are over 11K chinese restaraunts thus the can still eat chinese quisines
- Many chinese opt to stick to their language other than adopting the new language
- Celebrations of chinese festivals in the uk
- Religion is maintained as there are chinese temples in the UK
- Keep intouch with family members in the home country
- Airline direct flight from britain to china