Full Description
The day after the epidemic broke out in Wuhan, Chinese people in France are already busy sending masks across borders and sharing media information; at the same time, a significant number of Chinese people are victims of racist attacks, insults and discrimination in France. Based on both quantitative and qualitative empirical data, this book reveals the new dynamics and interactions generated by the Covid-19 pandemic not only between different sub-groups of Chinese in France, but also between ethnic Chinese and their both countries: China and France. Mutual aid, local or transnational solidarity, inclusion initiatives, like any act of exclusion and hostility, invite you to question the essence of humanity in transnational settings, beyond the racialization of the Covid-19 virus.
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Tables and Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Between Two Worlds: the Chinese Diaspora in France during Covid-19
Simeng Wang and Francesco Madrisotti
section 1: Everyday Practices and Daily Lives during the Pandemic
1 Multilingual Media Consumption by the Chinese People in France during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Francesco Madrisotti and Simeng Wang
2 Out of Step: Preventive Measures among People of Chinese Origin in France during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Simeng Wang and Francesco Madrisotti
3 Stress and Anxiety among the Chinese Population in France during the Covid-19 Pandemic: a Study Investigating Personal and Societal Factors
Francesco Madrisotti and Simeng Wang
4 Between Safety and Health: How the Pandemic Reshaped Food Behaviors among Chinese People in France
Simeng Wang, Francesco Madrisotti and Xiabing Chen
5 A Community Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: Collective Actions by Chinese Residents of a Multiethnic Neighborhood in the Northern Suburbs of Paris
Yong Li and Simeng Wang
Section 2: Focus on Specific Chinese Populations in France during the Covid-19 Pandemic
6 Social Ties of Elderly Migrants during Covid-19: the Chinese in Paris
Simeng Wang
7 Disruption in Study Abroad during the Pandemic: Chinese Students in France
Yong Li, Ran Yan and Simeng Wang
8 Survival during the Pandemic and Coping with Risk: an Ethnography of Vulnerable Chinese Migrants Receiving Food Assistance
Francesco Madrisotti, Ran Yan and Simeng Wang
9 Capitalizing on Opportunities during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Business Transitions among Chinese Entrepreneurs in France
Simeng Wang and Xiabing Chen
Section 3: Citizenship, Mobilization, and Relationship to the Home and Host Countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic
10 Anti-Asian Racism during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experiences, Narratives, and Reactions
Simeng Wang and Francesco Madrisotti
11 Caring for Compatriots during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Professional Practices by Health-Care Workers of Chinese Origin in France
Simeng Wang
12 Transnational Solidarity during the Covid-19 Pandemic: the Chinese Diaspora in France
Simeng Wang and Yong Li
Conclusion
Simeng Wang
