Place, affect, and transnationalism through the voices of Hong Kong immigrants to Canada;Lieu, affect, et transnationalisme à travers les voix des immigrés originaires de Hong Kong dans le Canada

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 871-888

  Kobayashi, Audrey ^a   Preston, Valerie ^b   Murnaghan, Ann Marie ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

affect; Canada; Hong Kong; immigration; meanings of place; transnational practices

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LIFESTYLE; NATIONALISM; SUBURBAN AREA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHINA; HONG KONG; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO; VANCOUVER;

EID: 84859241037     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2011.624191     Document Type: Article

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