Over myriads of migration trajectories, settlement adaptations, and generation variations, diasporic Chinese have constantly reconfigured their subjectivities as a group, locally, regionally, and globally. Either as migrants transcending geographic demarcations and territories or ethnic groups with distinctive cultures and mentalities, members of the Chinese diaspora have aspirations and concerns that have evolved over time and space. This special issue re-examines and reconceptualizes boundaries and bonds of Chinese diaspora in various realms and aspects. It features six revised papers, from an international conference on “Boundaries and Bonds” held in October 2021, and an article that shares the same academic concern. They are riveting accounts of how multiple disciplines should be engaged in order to approach Chinese diaspora as subject matter and to reveal the diversity of situations where Chinese as migrants and ethnic groups are positioned and constructed for a myriad of reasons. Their case studies on Guangdong, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar reveal the various processes and routes of resetting networks and boundaries that have brought about new elements of Chinese ethnicity.

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重访散居华人的边界和纽带：特刊简介

在无数的迁移轨迹、定居点适应和世代变化中，散居海外的华人不断地重新配置他们作为一个群体的主体性，在地方、区域和全球范围内。无论是作为跨越地理界限和领土的移民，还是具有独特文化和心态的族群，华人侨民的愿望和关切随着时间和空间的变化而演变。本期特刊重新审视和重新概念化华人侨民在各个领域和方面的界限和纽带。它收录了 2021 年 10 月举行的“边界与键”国际会议的六篇修订论文，以及一篇具有相同学术关注点的文章。他们引人入胜地讲述了应该如何运用多个学科来处理华人侨民作为主题，并揭示华人作为移民和族群出于各种原因而被定位和建构的情况的多样性。他们对广东、巴西、新加坡、澳大利亚、印度尼西亚、马来西亚和缅甸的个案研究揭示了重新设置网络和边界的各种过程和路径，这些过程和路径带来了新的华人族群元素。