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Between World Anthropology and World Anthropologies: An American Anthropologist in East Asia as Gatekeeper/Interpreter
Essay in a roundtable on \"Between World Anthropology and World Anthropologies: Toward a Reflexive Critique of the Mediation Processes.\"
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Asylum Seekers as Symbols of Hong Kong’s Non-Chineseness
This article discusses the situation of asylum seekers in Hong Kong and how it has changed in recent years. Hong Kong treats asylum seekers relatively well compared to some other societies, but at the same time, the chance of being accepted as a refugee is virtually zero. Although it is illegal for asylum seekers to work, it is virtually impossible for them not to work given the miniscule government support they receive. Amidst government neglect, asylum seekers have emerged as heroes among some Hong Kong young people after the Umbrella Movement. Whereas in years past, asylum seekers were generally ignored or looked down upon by Hongkongers, among some youth today, asylum seekers have emerged as symbols of Hong Kong's non-Chineseness.
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Globalization from Below
This book explores globalization as actually experienced by most of the world's people, buying goods from street vendors brought by traders moving past borders and across continents under the radar of the law. The dimensions and practices of 'globalization from below' are depicted and analyzed in detail by a team of international scholars. Topics covered include the 'New Silk Road', African traders in China, street hawking in Calcutta and pirate CDs in Mexico. The chapters provide intimate portrayals of routes, markets and people in locations across the globe and explore theories that can help make sense of these complex and fascinating case studies. Students of globalization, economic anthropology and developing-world economics will find the book invaluable.
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Beyond ‘Productive Aging’: An Argument for ‘Happy Aging’
This paper critically considers the concept of ‘productive aging,’ maintaining that although the term emerged as an effort to aid older people, it may be normative and potentially coercive. The paper illustrates this premise through an examination of Japan, through analysis of interviews conducted over decades, and, more fully, an analysis of advice books for Japanese seniors over the past twenty years. These advice books show how seniors in Japan are now increasingly urged to find contentment in old age as they themselves see fit, without concern over ‘contributing to society.’ In crucial respects, Japan has been moving from ‘productive aging’ to ‘happy aging’ as a guide for how to age. The paper then considers the judgment inherent in the term ‘productive aging’—are some forms of aging better than other forms of aging?—by examining competing conceptions of happiness, advocating on the basis of this examination that the term ‘productive aging’ be replaced by ‘happy aging.’
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