Chinese Immigration and Family Encounters in Italy

马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的伊丽莎白·L·克劳斯博士将对跨国资本主义和移民背景下的家庭如何转变和应对进行定性研究。普拉托省(意大利)将作为调查全球化条件的人种学实验室。这里是一个历史悠久的纺织区，以其意大利制造品牌而闻名，这里有欧洲最大的华侨社区之一。这项研究将考察中国纺织业工人与国家官员就工作场所的健康和安全状况、该地区居民的健康和福祉以及将中国儿童送回中国由亲属照顾的案例。这项研究将调查家庭安排如何随着经济、政治和社会变革而发生变化，从而揭示工人与国家机构之间的接触所产生的文化逻辑和价值观。该项目将涉及三种类型的数据收集：1)结构化数据收集，以免费列表等任务的形式；2)对在纺织行业工作的中国父母的半结构化访谈，他们有将孩子送回中国的经验；以及3)非结构化访谈，以在公共和其他社交活动中自然发生的演讲的形式，以及参与者在工作和健康环境中的观察。将在各个层面与设在普拉托的研究机构合作：研究设计、数据收集、数据分析、写作和政策制定。培训部分的重点是制定系统的定性数据分析方法，并将通过学术和公共渠道传播研究结果。还将为普拉托省的城市多样性管理计划作出贡献。这项研究的结果将加深对新兴价值观的理解，并增加在全球化和移民背景下幸福的可能性。

Dr. Elizabeth L. Krause, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will conduct qualitative research on how families transform and cope in the context of transnational capitalism and immigration. The Province of Prato (Italy) will serve as an ethnographic laboratory for investigating the conditions of globalization. Here, a historic textile district known for its Made in Italy "brand" hosts one of Europe's largest overseas Chinese communities. The research will examine instances where Chinese workers in the textile industry encounter state officials concerning workplace health and safety conditions; the health and well-being of area residents; and the sending of Chinese children back to China to be cared for by relatives. This research will investigate how family arrangements have shifted as a result of economic, political, and social transformations, thereby illuminating the cultural logics and values that emerge from encounters between workers and state institutions.The project will involve three types of data collection: 1) structured data elicitation, in the form of tasks such as free lists; 2) semi-structured interviews with Chinese parents who work in the textile industry and who have experience sending their children back to China; and 3) unstructured interviews, in the form of naturally occurring speech at public and other social events, as well as participant observation in work and health environments. Collaboration with a Prato-based research institute will take place at all levels: research design, data collection, data analysis, writing, and policy-making. A training component focuses on developing systematic approaches to qualitative data analysis, and findings will be disseminated through academic and public outlets. Contributions will also be made to an urban diversity management plan in the Province of Prato. The results of the research will deepen understandings of emerging values and increase the possibilities for well-being in the context of globalization and immigration.