Globalization Off the Beaten Track—Chinese Migration to South Africa’s Rural Towns

Deumert, Ana; Mabandla, Nkululeko

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“…I see Rwanda Market as one type of Chinese space in Africa where local socioeconomic activities take shape in a traditional market space under the dynamic influence of Chinese migration. Yet the extent of Chinese identity in this case differs from many other cases in the existing literature, such as China Town malls in South African cities (Huynh 2018), Chinese communities in rural towns (Deumert and Mabandla 2015), and real estate projects where Chinese capital and Chinese visions of modernity accumulate into a new city (Dittgen 2017). In these cases, business networks are triggered by migrant communities and ethnic groups, and to some extent are distinct from the local ones.…”

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Rwanda Market in Addis Ababa: Between Chinese Migrants and a Local Food Network

Huang¹

2019

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The increasing number of Chinese migrants in Ethiopia has created a niche market for Chinese food consumption, turning Rwanda Market into the only urban food market specialising in Chinese products in the city of Addis Ababa. The specific character of this market is that even though it primarily serves the demands of foreign migrants, the food value chain and the business network is predominantly local. Positioned in a relatively conservative business environment in Ethiopia's food sector, the local business network in Rwanda Market actively adapts to the needs of the migrant community and expands its food value chain. Through daily interactions between the local business network and Chinese food consumers, convivial relations are evolving in and beyond the market. These interactions contribute to reshaping the socio-economic space of the market and the food landscape of the city. This study of Rwanda Market provides empirical material for the developing and diversifying research field of China-Africa encounters.

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Rwanda Market in Addis Ababa: Between Chinese Migrants and a Local Food Network

Huang¹

2019

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“…To round off the discussion of small -and affordable -shops in contemporary South Africa, one should also mention so-called "China shops," which became an integral feature of the local retail landscape over the past twenty years. They often advertise themselves by pointing to the cheap prices they offer (such as, "5 Rand Store") and sell quite unpredictable mixtures of goods: some food items, household items, cosmetics, electronics, shoes, and clothes (Deumert and Mabandla 2016). And finally, in the rural areas, we find so-called "trading stores."…”

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Spaces of Multilingualism

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Røyneland²

2021

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This innovative collection explores critical issues in understanding multilingualism as a defining dimension of identity creation and negotiation in contemporary social life.Reinforcing interdisciplinary conversations on these themes, each chapter is co-authored by two different researchers, often those who have not written together before. The combined effect is a volume showcasing unique and dynamic perspectives on such topics as rethinking of language policy, testing of language rights, language pedagogy, meaning-making, and activism in the linguistic landscape. The book explores multilingualism through the lenses of spaces and policies as embodied in Elizabeth Lanza's body of work in the field, with a focus on the latest research on linguistic landscapes in diverse settings. Taken together, the book offers a window into better understanding issues around processes of change in and of languages and societies.This ground breaking volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, applied linguistics, and sociolinguistics.

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“…English emerges as the most common means of communication between shop assistants and customers. Deumert and Mabandla (2013;2015) describe language and migration in relation to the new diaspora of Chinese in rural contextsthat of the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces respectively. The authors claim the Chinese in the Eastern Cape are a noticeably more diverse and divided grouping in terms of languages and places of origin compared to the more cohesive earlier Chinese diasporas in South Africa.…”

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Práticas de língua e mudança linguística entre migrantes transnacionais para a África do Sul, 1990-2020

Mesthrie

Brookes

2021

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Este artigo revisa pesquisas sobre o uso da língua entre migrantes transnacionais da África do Sul desde 1990, tomando isso como um ponto de partida conveniente como o ano do primeiro anúncio oficial da renúncia ao apartheid, levando ao seu desmantelamento legal em 1994. Considerando que a África do Sul havia incentivado a migração europeia para o país, a migração limitada da Ásia (principalmente de Taiwan) e uma migração circular controlada de trabalhadores de mineração de países vizinhos da África do Sul, ela então experimentou uma escala maior de fluxos globais de outras partes do mundo que não eram permitidos durante o apartheid. O resultado foi um aumento ainda maior na diversidade de línguas nas comunidades locais. Este artigo fornece uma visão geral das principais preocupações e ênfases dos pesquisadores ao cobrirem novas migrações da Ásia e do resto da África para a África do Sul.

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Globalization Off the Beaten Track—Chinese Migration to South Africa’s Rural Towns

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Rwanda Market in Addis Ababa: Between Chinese Migrants and a Local Food Network

Rwanda Market in Addis Ababa: Between Chinese Migrants and a Local Food Network

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Práticas de língua e mudança linguística entre migrantes transnacionais para a África do Sul, 1990-2020

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