2007/08/03 by David Parker, Miri Song · 57 citations
Social Sciences · #Social Media and Politics #Diaspora, migration, transnational identity #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Inclusion (mineral) #Citizenship #Gender studies #Sociology #Identity (music) #The Internet #Politics #Media studies #Invisibility #Inclusion–exclusion principle #Political science #Law
paper · open access · doi:10.1080/13691830701541564
published in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 33(7), 1043-1061 (Taylor & Francis)
openalex publication_date 2007/08/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Previous work has drawn attention to the relative absence of British Chinese voices in public culture. No one is more aware of this invisibility than British-born Chinese people themselves. Since 2000 the emergence of Internet discussion sites produced by British Chinese young people has provided an important forum for many of them to grapple with questions concerning their identities, experiences and status in Britain. In this paper we explore the ways in which Internet usage by British-born Chinese people has facilitated forms of self-expression, collective identity production and social and political action. This examination of British Chinese websites raises important questions about inclusion and exclusion, citizenship, participation and the development of a sense of belonging in Britain, issues which are usually overlooked in relation to a group which appears to be well integrated and successful in higher education.