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The Chinese in Silicon Valley : Globalization, Social Networks, and Ethnic Identity.

The Chinese in Silicon Valley examines the complex and ever-growing role of Chinese American scientists and engineers in Silicon Valley. Globalization brings workers from many different countries and cultures together, impacting more than just their work environments. The Chinese who settle in Silic...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wong, Bernard P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian and Pacific Perspectives; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 -- The Asian Century and the Rise of Globalization and Transnationalism; THE ASIAN WORKFORCE IN SILICON VALLEY; THEORETICAL ISSUES AND SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTERS; METHODOLOGY; 2 -- The Nature of the Chinese in Silicon Valley: An Ethnic Community of High-Tech Professionals; WHERE IS SILICON VALLEY?; THE CHINESE IN SILICON VALLEY: AN OVERVIEW AND SHORT HISTORY; GLOBAL IMMIGRATION MOVEMENTS OF THE CHINESE. 
505 8 |a GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN SILICON VALLEYTHE MANY KINDS OF "CHINESE-NESS"; MULTIPLE STRATEGIES OF IMMIGRATION; ISSUES AND COMMON CONCERNS OF SILICON VALLEY CHINESE; CONCLUSION; 3 -- Globalization and Social Networks in the Silicon Valley Chinese Community; INFORMALITY IN THE HIGH-TECH BUSINESS; ETHNIC BOUNDARIES; HIGH-TECH AND INFORMAL DECISION MAKING; GUANXI: AN IMPERATIVE LINK; THE PHILOSOPHY OF BEING "REASONABLE"; GLOBALIZATION AND THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS OF THE NEW CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN SILICON VALLEY; NETWORKING THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGY. 
505 8 |a POLITICAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN SILICON VALLEYCONCLUSION; 4 -- Establishing Roots in America; CULTURE AND ECONOMICS; WHY SO MANY ENGINEERS?; TO BE AN ENGINEER OR TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR?; WHY START A BUSINESS IN SILICON VALLEY?; TYPES OF FIRMS; OTHER ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES; TWO KINDS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CHINESE AND AMERICAN; PROBLEMS OF AND BARRIERS TO CHINESE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AMERICA; RETURN MIGRATION; GLOBALIZATION AND NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; GLOBALIZATION AND INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC BRAIN-DRAIN; MULTICULTURALISM IN SILICON VALLEY; HURDLES TO OVERCOME. 
505 8 |a THE WEN HO LEE INCIDENTGROWING ROOTS IN SILICON VALLEY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND THE CIVIC ACTIVITIES OF THE CHINESE; CONCLUSION; 5 -- Globalization and Social Differences in the Community; INTERNAL DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT PATHS TO BEING AN AMERICAN; DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF ADJUSTMENT; CAREER PATHS; ENTREPRENEURS AND ENGINEERS; REGIONAL CULTURES OF THE SILICON VALLEY CHINESE; KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE CULTURE; FORCES OF CULTURAL CONTINUITY; CHINESE CULTURAL INFLUENCE IN THE LARGER SOCIETY; INSIDER VS OUTSIDER PERSPECTIVES; CONCLUSION. 
505 8 |a 6 -- The Social Costs and Benefits of Globalization: Family Life and Social AdjustmentsGLOBALIZATION AND THE NEW SOJOURNING LIFESTYLE: HOMES AWAY FROM HOME; THE TRANSNATIONAL CHINESE; TRANSNATIONALISM AS A NEW WAY OF LIFE; FAMILY PATTERNS OF THE TRANSNATIONALS; TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES AND GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGIES; THE GLOBALIZATION OF DATING SERVICES; THE GLOBALIZATION OF SOCIAL LIFE; GLOBALIZATION AND THE ABC; GLOBALIZATION AND PERSONAL RELATIONS; THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION; THE ENTRY OF CHINA AND TAIWAN INTO THE WTO AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CHINESE IN SILICON VALLEY. 
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520 |a The Chinese in Silicon Valley examines the complex and ever-growing role of Chinese American scientists and engineers in Silicon Valley. Globalization brings workers from many different countries and cultures together, impacting more than just their work environments. The Chinese who settle in Silicon Valley must learn to prosper despite changes in cultural identity, family life, and often citizenship. They learn how to utilize new social networks and make sense of a shifting ethnic identity. This informative book presents important new knowledge on the connection between Chinese ethnicity and. 
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