Revision Questions: Supplementary Discussion

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Revision Questions

  1. List at least 3 types of Chinese Diaspora according to Wang (1991). (3 marks)
  2. Why is it important to learn about the Chinese Diaspora (since the nineteenth century)? List at least 2 reasons. (2 marks)
  3. Which part of China did most Chinese migrate from? (2 marks)
  4. Why did Chinese feel that it was not imperative to leave China before the 1800s? (Give 2 reasons) (2 marks)
  5. Which countries implemented some form of Chinese exclusion act? (List 3 countries and the periods.) (3 marks)
  6. Comment on the various definitions of Chinese Diaspora. (3 marks)
  7. Why is it that since the end of the 19th century, the Chinese government has started to encourage the use of the term "Overseas Chinese"? (3 marks)

8a. List 3 events in 1800 that prompted Chinese migration. (3 marks)

8b. List 3 reasons for overseas Chinese migration during that period. (3 marks)

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