Memories of a Future Home: Diasporic Citizenship of Chinese in Panama

Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xiii Introduction: Diasporic Citizenship 1 1. Prohibited Race/Ideal Citizens: Social History and Background of the Chinese in Panama 33 2. Queen of the Chinese Colony: Contesting Nationalism, En-Gendering Diaspora 54 3. Migration Stories: Serial Migration and the Production of Home and Identity in Diaspora 86 4. Home at the Intersection of Nations: Between Panama, China, and the United States 113 5. Immigrant Dreams and Nightmares: Remaking Community Amid New Migrations 136 6. Good-bye, Uncle Sam, Hello, Uncle Chang: Globalization, the China- Taiwan Conflict, and the Racialization of Chineseness 164 Conclusion: Toward a Framework for the Study of Asians in the Americas 195 Epilogue: The Chinese Century--Redefining Panamanian National Identity 209 Notes 215 References 227 Index 241