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Towards a Differential Ethics of Belonging in a Transnational Context: Navigating the Hong Kong Movement in the US in 2020 and 2021

Shui-yin Sharon Yam
In this autoethnography, I reflect on my experience navigating the tension among different groups of local and diasporic Hongkongers as we experienced three key events: the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, the US presidential election, and the rise of anti-Chinese and anti-Asian sentiments in the US. Through concepts from feminist and queer theories, such as differential belonging, disidentification, and transformative justice, I highlight moments of transnational coalition and barriers that render cross-national and cross-cultural solidarities difficult.
Publication date
1 Dec 2022 – 31 Jan 2023
Journal title, volume/issue number, page range
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 43 (3), pp. 29-62
ISSN
1536-0334
Specialisation
Humanities
Theme
International Relations and Politics
National politics
Media
Diasporas and Migration