The lure of diaspora : diaspora discourse, accented style, and sinophone Malaysian culture

• Main Author: Hee, Wai Siam
• Other Authors: School of Humanities
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Humanities::Language::Chinese; Humanities::General; Diasporic Chinese; Localization; Against–Diaspora; Ng Kim Chew; Ah Niu
• Online Access: https://u.osu.edu/mclc/journal/abstracts/hee/; https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154998
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This essay uses Ng Kim Chew and Ah Niu’s works to demonstrate the lure that diaspora signifies for Malaysian Chinese communities. It often appears that only by responding to this lure and leaving Malaysia can Malaysian Chinese prove their talents. On the one hand, this move reacts to the cosmopolita...