Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Preface xiii
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Constructing the Term ‘Chinese’ 10
8. 3 Research Design 30
9. 4 Chinese Community Schools: ‘Spaces for People to Come Together and Learn from Each Other’ 40
10. 5 One of Many Chinese Heritage Languages: ‘I Can’t Speak Mandarin but when I Speak Cantonese People Think that I am Local’ 66
11. 6 Teaching ‘Real’ Chinese Culture: The Fable of the Frog at the Bottom of the Well 90
12. 7 Fluidity and Complexity in Pupils’ Chinese Identities: ‘I am Happy to be Chinese’ 114
13. 8 Conclusions 146
14. Appendices 156
15. References 166
16. Index 178