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Cultural Identities of the Well-Educated Chinese Immigrant Children in the UK
LUAN Ming-xiang
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2018.03.005
University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
Since the Reform and Opening-up in 1978, China has broadened and deepened its exchanges and relations with other countries. This has contributed to the increase in the migration of well-educated Chinese abroad and United Kingdom (UK) has become a most desirable destination for the elite Chinese immigrants. The impact of the migration of well-educated Chinese deserves particular attention and study, especially the second generation’s cultural identities—this under-researched topic is the focus of this study. The study investigates the cultural identity differences between Chinese born children (CBC) and British born children (BBC) of the Chinese intellectual families living in Britain. Results indicated that both CBC and BBC had high pride in Chinese and British culture. No significant evidence for cultural identity crises was found. The children investigated considered themselves as bi-culturalism and were content with “dual identities,” with the CBC a bit more Chinese, while the BBC a bit more British. Much smaller differences in views of cultural identity were reported.
Culture, Cultural clash, Cultural identity, Chinese born children (CBC), British born children (BBC)
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