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Ethnic Chinese of Vietnam: Perceptions of belonging in the context of growing anti-China sentiment

Guéguen, Nolwenn (2023) COSM40 20231
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
This thesis investigated the perceptions of the identity of the ethnic Chinese minority in Vietnam. During the 2010s, tensions were high in the South China Sea between Vietnam and China, and Vietnamese citizens were taking to the street to express their disapproval of China. This thesis explored the possible repercussion of these geopolitical tensions and aimed to determine whether there is a change in ethnic Chinese’s feelings of belonging in Vietnamese society since the riots of 2014. The thesis intended to lessen the gap in the English-speaking academic research on the ethnic Chinese community of Vietnam and their feelings of acceptance.

Drawing on qualitative expert interviews, the thesis argues that ethnic Chinese’s perception of... (More)
This thesis investigated the perceptions of the identity of the ethnic Chinese minority in Vietnam. During the 2010s, tensions were high in the South China Sea between Vietnam and China, and Vietnamese citizens were taking to the street to express their disapproval of China. This thesis explored the possible repercussion of these geopolitical tensions and aimed to determine whether there is a change in ethnic Chinese’s feelings of belonging in Vietnamese society since the riots of 2014. The thesis intended to lessen the gap in the English-speaking academic research on the ethnic Chinese community of Vietnam and their feelings of acceptance.

Drawing on qualitative expert interviews, the thesis argues that ethnic Chinese’s perception of their own identity is associated with their degree of affectation to the events of 2014. The stronger individuals relate to their ethnic Chinese identity, the stronger they will react to the anti-China riots and vice-versa. The thesis also discovered that other Vietnamese and ethnic Chinese have opposite perceptions of the concept of ethnic Chinese identity in Vietnam, explaining the divergence of point of view from both communities regarding the anti-China sentiment in Vietnam as well as perceptions of belonging in Vietnamese society for ethnic Chinese individuals. (Less)
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author
Guéguen, Nolwenn
supervisor
organization
course
COSM40 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Vietnam, ethnic Chinese, Hoa, anti-China sentiment, Identity, social identity complexity
language
English
id
9129525
date added to LUP
2023-06-22 15:44:05
date last changed
2023-07-03 08:48:15
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigated the perceptions of the identity of the ethnic Chinese minority in Vietnam. During the 2010s, tensions were high in the South China Sea between Vietnam and China, and Vietnamese citizens were taking to the street to express their disapproval of China. This thesis explored the possible repercussion of these geopolitical tensions and aimed to determine whether there is a change in ethnic Chinese’s feelings of belonging in Vietnamese society since the riots of 2014. The thesis intended to lessen the gap in the English-speaking academic research on the ethnic Chinese community of Vietnam and their feelings of acceptance.

Drawing on qualitative expert interviews, the thesis argues that ethnic Chinese’s perception of their own identity is associated with their degree of affectation to the events of 2014. The stronger individuals relate to their ethnic Chinese identity, the stronger they will react to the anti-China riots and vice-versa. The thesis also discovered that other Vietnamese and ethnic Chinese have opposite perceptions of the concept of ethnic Chinese identity in Vietnam, explaining the divergence of point of view from both communities regarding the anti-China sentiment in Vietnam as well as perceptions of belonging in Vietnamese society for ethnic Chinese individuals.}},
  author       = {{Guéguen, Nolwenn}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ethnic Chinese of Vietnam: Perceptions of belonging in the context of growing anti-China sentiment}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}