秦汉时期中原移民对岭南的开发及影响

秦汉时期,由于中央王朝鼓励对边区进行移民,大批中原及内地人到达岭南,他们和岭南各族人民友好相处,用勤劳的双手,艰苦的劳动,共同开发了岭南,为岭南的经济社会发展作出了巨大的贡献。     

清末移民与黑龙江地区的农业开发

19世纪中叶以后,沙俄侵占黑龙江以北外兴安岭以南广大地区,东北边疆危机加深,清政府认识到了移民实边的重要性,黑龙江地区逐渐解禁,移民促进了黑龙江地区土地开发和农业的发展,加速了黑龙江地区农业近代化进程。     

论中原移民与江西族谱编纂的兴起

宋代及其以后的时代是中国平民化修族谱的时代。从现存的族谱序可知,南宋后期以来,江西地域的宗族撰写了大量的族谱。这种平民化族谱修篡的兴起,与唐代中期以来大量中原移民进入江西生存繁衍有着极大的关系,移民的后裔们特别渴望记述祖辈的源流、事迹与优良品德,对于平民化族谱修撰的兴起起了重要作用。     

英汉商务信函中高频模糊限制语使用的异同现象分析

通过定量与定性的方法对英汉商务信函中高频模糊限制语的使用进行研究,结果显示英汉商务信函中高频模糊限制语的使用既存在相同之处也存在一定差异,分析得出这一现象出现的主要原因是由于语言共性及中国和以英语为母语的国家分属不同的语境文化等因素。据此对商务英语教与学提出相关建议：教师应采取文化对比的方式教学,促进正迁移的同时避免负迁移的发生;二语学习者应培养自己的跨文化意识,提高语用能力。     

Does a paradox exist in child well-being risks among foreign-born Latinos,U.S.-born Latinos,and Whites? Findings from 50 California cities

Past research has identified “paradoxes” in infant health and child welfare services involvement, whereby children of Latinos and immigrants often demonstrate better health and decreased risk for child protective services involvement when compared to whites of similar socioeconomic position. This population-based study examined whether a paradox exists among immigrant and U.S.-born Latino caregivers in the prevalence and magnitude of risks to child well-being when compared to whites of similar socioeconomic position. Data were drawn from a random, general population telephone survey of parenting practices in 50 California cities (n = 2,259), which was administered in English and Spanish. The sample included 1,625 U.S.-born whites (72.0%), 351 U.S.-born Latinos (15.5%) and 283 foreign-born Latino respondents (12.5%). After adjusting for covariates in logistic regression models stratified by household income, immigrant caregivers in lower income households reported odds of insufficient food for the child that were 12 times as large as those for whites (OR 11.97, 95% CI 2.87, 49.86); odds of reported inability to take the child to the doctor and leaving a child in a place of questionable safety were nearly eight times as large (OR 7.92, 95% CI 2.38, 26.36 and OR 7.93, 95% CI 1.73, 36.46 respectively). These relationships were attenuated or insignificant for immigrant caregivers in households with greater resources. Therefore, a paradoxical relationship between socioeconomic position and risks to child well-being was not identified. Further research is needed to better understand the complex relationships between such risks, child health, and child protective services involvement.     

Competing discourses in the ongoing identity construction of adult immigrants

Based on interviews with eight adult immigrants to Montreal, this article explores how discourses from their cultures of origin interact with discourses in the host culture to influence the process of identity construction during their acculturation to the host society. Drawing on sociocultural theory and psychological concepts of identity development, the roles of the often conflicting discourses from two different societies are analyzed in terms of their influences on the identity construction of these adult immigrants. The most prevalent recurring theme from the interview data concerned what participants referred to as shyness. The meanings of this theme and its political, economic, and sociocultural implications are discussed. Interview data from this study indicate the importance of sociocultural, political, and economic elements of the discourses of one's society of origin which could be taken into consideration in order to create a more inclusive host society.     

四川雅安地区方言的历史形成及其与地理和移民的关系

四川雅安地区方言具有"入归阴平"的语音特征,从表面看来它与四川地区的湖广话(入归阳平)和南路话(入声独立)都不同。与周围方言语音特点比较,分析其语言历史演变过程,雅安地区方言应是宋元以来四川土著方言"南路话"的分支。雅安地区的历史地理通道和明清移民史可以解释其不同的历史层次。     

Reflecting the Census

Abstract

This article discusses ongoing changes and future challenges in collecting multi-ethnic and multi-cultural archival materials, as viewed in the context of several collecting projects undertaken by the former Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies in Philadelphia.     

Writing culture; inscribing lives: a reflective treatise on the burden of representation in native research

This paper complicates the contested assumptions surrounding native research by exploring the burden of representation placed on native researchers because they are seen as insiders. This particular issue of representation is important for native researchers to consider, especially in instances where the research is on an understudied or politically charged group, because of the ways in which the socio-political climate influences both the telling and the reading of such research. Drawing on the author’s personal struggles as a Pakistani researcher conducting ethnographic research with Pakistani immigrants in the United States in the post-9/11 climate, this paper explores and critiques the role of the native researcher and the issues involved with representing understudied groups. Specifically, the paper focuses on authenticity, positionality, audience, and accountability. Thus, the paper is a call for researchers to be more reflective and to think more deeply about their positionality and its impact on the various constituents as they research and write. To encourage such reflexivity, the article provides a set of questions for researchers to consider at different stages of the research and writing process.     

WHO NEEDS OR DELIVERS DIVERSITY TRAINING?

This article engages with key questions concerning diversity training issues and trends related to media professionals in contemporary Europe. It draws on interviews with 68 senior journalists and media professionals working in six Member States of the European Union. The study on which this article is based included interview questions on four aspects of ethno-cultural diversity in European media (content, recruitment, newsmaking and training), for which interviewees were asked to comment generally and in respect of their own media organisations. This particular article focuses on responses given to questions about diversity training. On the whole, our research finds considerable variation across Member States in terms of opportunities provided for diversity training yet also that interviewees (in the main) are broadly supportive of it, if somewhat hesitant about its implementation and likely effects.

For a full explanation of the methodology of the research project, please see the introduction in this themed section: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2012.740213.