McTyeire Fireside Chat
-Little Africa- in China.
Ethnographic Observations on the African Migrant Population in Guangzhou, China
By Omega Tennant, A&S senior, Asian Studies & HOD
In light of China’s rapid economic growth, international interest in the country is booming and tourists, educators, government ambassadors, traders, and students from all over the world are flocking to China. Visible from the panoramic observatory of the Guangzhou tower lays a population of African migrants - estimated to range from 10,000 to 100,000 people - who have come to Guangzhou in search of the “Chinese Dream”. My presentation highlights this community of traders, known as “Little Africa”, through personal anecdotes, media, and literature. The emergence of -Little Africa- has begun to shift previous perceptions of trade patterns as occurring only between the West and Asia and is now demanding increased attention on the burgeoning potential of the African continent.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
7-8pm
McTyeire Fireside Lounge
Contact: anja.bandas@vanderbilt.edu