The “Doing” and “Undoing” of Community: Chinese Networks in Ghana
The “Doing” and “Undoing” of Community: Chinese Networks in Ghana
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社区的“做”与“坏”：加纳的华人网络
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2008
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Conal Guan
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Conal Guan
自20世纪50年代末以来，中国人一直移民到加纳。尽管移民到加纳已有50多年，但中国人并不认为加纳是他们的家，而是生活在一种长期的过渡状态中，这种状态可能持续几年到几十年。这种扩展的暂时状态的部分性质是社区的不可见性。本文着眼于加纳华人社区的本质，认为他们一直渴望摆脱属于一个社区的想法（“解除”社区），同时又渴望更多的社会亲密关系（“履行”社区）。特别是，本文将八卦和猜疑与经济合作和竞争结合起来，作为他们社会交往的方面，阐明了这种钟摆摆动的本质。
Chinese have been migrating to Ghana since the late 1950s. Despite over 50 years of migration to Ghana, the Chinese do not consider Ghana their home but rather live in an extended transitory state that can last from a couple of years to several decades. Part of the nature of this extended transitory state is the invisibility of a community. This paper looks at the nature of community among the Chinese in Ghana arguing that there is a constant desire to push away from the idea of belonging to a community (“undoing” of community) while at the same time pulling towards more social intimacy (“doing” of community). In particular, this paper looks at gossip and suspicion in conjunction with economic cooperation and competition as aspects of their social encounter that illuminates the nature of this pendulum swing.