| ID | 192963 |
| Title Proper | Chinatown undeclared |
| Other Title Information | Chinese entrepreneurs’ unethnic ways of being in Ikebukuro, Tokyo |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lyu, Zhaojin ; Zhu, Anxin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The concentration of Chinese-owned businesses has been increasing in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. This study aims to analyse the extent to which local Chinese businesspeople are inclined to declare their presence as a solidified ethnic community in a metropolitan city. Drawing on the concepts of ‘ways of being’ and ‘ways of belonging’, the qualitative interview data suggest the unethnic characteristics of the ways of being in business practices. Chinese entrepreneurs embed their businesses into local institutions and markets, which may render ethnic ways of belonging, such as ethnic association activities and ethnic community-building, at odds with their interests according to their perceptions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 30, No.5; Oct 2023: p.664-683 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2023-10 30, 5 |
| Key Words | Chinatown ; Chinese Entrepreneurs ; Ways of Being ; Ways of Belonging ; Ethnic Business ; Ethnic Enclave |