'We Need Two Worlds'

the long version

"'We Need Two Worlds' is a dissertation which adds a considerable amount of new material to existing knowledge of Chinese associations and their role in a Western society. The situation in the Netherlands is comparable to Chinese societies in other Western cities, such as New York and London. This comprehensive study will help western students, academics, civil servants, politicians and journalists with an interest in Chinese culture gain a better understanding of the significance of these associations abroad. It also explores the efforts carried out by the Chinese migrants to benefit rather than suffer from the marginal social position that often follows a long-distance transnational migration."--BOOK JACKET.