SCA-UA 368 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chinese Emigration, Hanjian, Obeah

• School: New York University
• Department: Social and Cultural Analysis
• Course: SCA-UA 368
• Professor: T U Thuy Linh

Document Summary

Diaspora: an ethnic or cultural group"s displacement throughout the globe. Chinese diaspora in the americas has much of its roots in the coolie trade. Heterogeneity: the diversity of characteristics, qualities, and personal identities w/in a group. Asian american identity is a homogenous term yet is heterogeneous due to the diversity w/in asian america. Ft. in lo(cid:405)e, (cid:591)heterogeneit(cid:411), h(cid:411)bridit(cid:411), multiplicit(cid:411) (cid:592) cultural retrieval: the archival collecting of lost history and culture; a taking-back of culture and individuality from a homogenous master culture. Ft. in yun, (cid:591)historical conte(cid:410)t of coolie traffic (cid:592) Obeah: term used by the igbo tribe in nigeria and in the west indies to refer to sorcery and religious practices developed among enslaved west africans of igbo origin. Subaltern: populations which are socially, politically, & geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony. Comes from british military rank lower status. Ft. in spi(cid:404)ak, (cid:591)can the subaltern speak? (cid:592) Apprenticeship: time spent learning a trade from a master.