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Chinatown undeclared: Chinese entrepreneurs’ unethnic ways of being in Ikebukuro, Tokyo / Lyu, Zhaojin; Zhu, Anxin

Lyu, Zhaojin	Journal Article
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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.

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Chinatown ; Chinese Entrepreneurs ; Ways of Being ; Ways of Belonging ; Ethnic Business ; Ethnic Enclave

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Shanghai, a creative fashion system under construction / Chrétien-Ichikawa, Sabine

Chrétien-Ichikawa, Sabine	Article
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Since the 1990s, Chinese entrepreneurs in the textile and apparel industry have confronted rapid change and increasing pressure stemming from mature foreign entrants and changing local demand. Facing multiple challenges to differentiate and keep a competitive advantage, they are being transformed into creativity-driven organisations. The transition of the Chinese clothing industry into a fashion-creating system entails a specific environment. Not only is it under construction, but its evolution may impact the global fashion economy.

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Shanghai ; Design ; Creative Industries ; Fashion Industry ; Chinese Entrepreneurs ; Fashion System

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