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3 August 2018 (Friday) The Boardroom, University of Westminster, London
2:00pm Thematic Discussion
Diasporic Heritage: Tangible & Intangible
Moderator: Rachel Leow, University Lecturer,
Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
Chinese diaspora and maritime connectivity: Implications of the
Belt and Road Initiative for Southeast Asia
Hong Liu, Tan Kah Kee Endowed Professor of Asian Studies and Chair,
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Trends of Chinese international migration from 1990 to 2015:
A study based on UN country level data
Hua Guo, Research Associate, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
Eric Fong, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Sociology, CUHK
Po-san Wan, Research Officer, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
The memory of architecture and the architecture of memory:
Re-conceptualising diasporic memories through the built heritage of the
‘Indonesian-Chinese’
Cangbai Wang, Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Westminster
3:45pm Coffee/tea break
4:00pm Roundtable Discussion
Moderators: Hao Gao, Tsinghua University
Cangbai Wang, University of Westminster
Victor Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
5:00pm Reception
2 August 2018 (Thursday) Rm 253, Regent Street, University of Westminster, London
3:00pm Pre-conference Workshop
Research collaboration and publishing plan: Ideas and action
Moderators: Hao Gao, Tsinghua University
Cangbai Wang, University of Westminster
Victor Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
6:00pm
his conference on the role played by diasporic communities in the making of ‘connected
societies’ focuses on case studies of the Overseas Chinese in Asia. The idea of ‘connected
societies’ is inspired by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese President Xi
Jinping, the core spirit of which is to enhance economic collaboration and cultural exchanges
between Asia and Europe by resurrecting the legacy of the ancient Silk Road, both on the land and
across the sea. The BRI has opened up opportunities to explore a new global discourse of
development. The aim of this conference is to contribute to this debate by focusing on the notion
of ‘diasporic heritage’, which refers to tangible and intangible materialities and practices related
to transnational migration. These include, for instance, bodies/bones, medicines, letters home,
architecture, remittances, and economic ventures in the ‘migrant worlds’.
3 August 2018 (Friday) The Boardroom, University of Westminster, London
9:30am Registration
9:45am Welcome Message
Peter Paul Catterall, Professor of History and Policy,
Research Director, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Westminster
9:55am Group photo
10:00am Keynote Speech
Soul-searching: Overseas Indian and Chinese comparison
Siu-lun Wong, Emeritus Professor of Sociology,
The University of Hong Kong
11:00am Coffee/tea break
11:15am Thematic Discussion
Socioeconomic Network: Past & Present
Moderator: Hong Liu, Tan Kah Kee Endowed Professor of Asian Studies and Chair,
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Taiwan’s network in Okinawa
Tsaiman Ho, Associate Professor, Center for General Education, Chung Yuan Christian University
Lee Kum Kee and its worldwide oyster sauce trading network
Kok-chung Ong, Independent researcher
Network capital and Aw Boon Haw’s dynastic family business
Victor Zheng, Assistant Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
Hao Gao, Director, Global Family Business Research Center, Tsinghua University
1:00pm Lunch
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2 August 2018 (Thursday) Rm 253, Regent Street, University of Westminster, London
3:00pm Pre-conference Workshop
Research collaboration and publishing plan: Ideas and action
Moderators: Hao Gao, Tsinghua University
Cangbai Wang, University of Westminster
Victor Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
6:00pm
his conference on the role played by diasporic communities in the making of ‘connected
societies’ focuses on case studies of the Overseas Chinese in Asia. The idea of ‘connected
societies’ is inspired by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese President Xi
Jinping, the core spirit of which is to enhance economic collaboration and cultural exchanges
between Asia and Europe by resurrecting the legacy of the ancient Silk Road, both on the land and
across the sea. The BRI has opened up opportunities to explore a new global discourse of
development. The aim of this conference is to contribute to this debate by focusing on the notion
of ‘diasporic heritage’, which refers to tangible and intangible materialities and practices related
to transnational migration. These include, for instance, bodies/bones, medicines, letters home,
architecture, remittances, and economic ventures in the ‘migrant worlds’.
3 August 2018 (Friday) The Boardroom, University of Westminster, London
9:30am Registration
9:45am Welcome Message
Peter Paul Catterall, Professor of History and Policy,
Research Director, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Westminster
9:55am Group photo
10:00am Keynote Speech
Soul-searching: Overseas Indian and Chinese comparison
Siu-lun Wong, Emeritus Professor of Sociology,
The University of Hong Kong
11:00am Coffee/tea break
11:15am Thematic Discussion
Socioeconomic Network: Past & Present
Moderator: Hong Liu, Tan Kah Kee Endowed Professor of Asian Studies and Chair,
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Taiwan’s network in Okinawa
Tsaiman Ho, Associate Professor, Center for General Education, Chung Yuan Christian University
Lee Kum Kee and its worldwide oyster sauce trading network
Kok-chung Ong, Independent researcher
Network capital and Aw Boon Haw’s dynastic family business
Victor Zheng, Assistant Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
Hao Gao, Director, Global Family Business Research Center, Tsinghua University
1:00pm Lunch
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3 August 2018 (Friday) The Boardroom, University of Westminster, London
2:00pm Thematic Discussion
Diasporic Heritage: Tangible & Intangible
Moderator: Rachel Leow, University Lecturer,
Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
Chinese diaspora and maritime connectivity: Implications of the
Belt and Road Initiative for Southeast Asia
Hong Liu, Tan Kah Kee Endowed Professor of Asian Studies and Chair,
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Trends of Chinese international migration from 1990 to 2015:
A study based on UN country level data
Hua Guo, Research Associate, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
Eric Fong, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Sociology, CUHK
Po-san Wan, Research Officer, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
The memory of architecture and the architecture of memory:
Re-conceptualising diasporic memories through the built heritage of the
‘Indonesian-Chinese’
Cangbai Wang, Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Westminster
3:45pm Coffee/tea break
4:00pm Roundtable Discussion
Moderators: Hao Gao, Tsinghua University
Cangbai Wang, University of Westminster
Victor Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
5:00pm Reception
