Global Hakka Hakka Identity In The Remaking (Complex Chinese Edition)

Author: Jessieca Leo
Translator: Hsieh Chang-yi
Publication Date: First Edition, June 2024
This book situates the question of Hakka identity within a global context, examining how globalization, migration, and ethnicity intersect to shape the contemporary Hakka experience. While traditional Hakka studies have often focused on localized communities and historical lineages, this work breaks new ground by adopting a transnational perspective, viewing Hakka identity as a dynamic and evolving construct.
Against the backdrop of globalization, transnationalism, and deterritorialization, the author reconsiders earlier frameworks of Hakka migration and identity, identifying their limitations and proposing the concept of the “Global Hakka.” This concept captures how Hakka identity is continuously reconstructed amid frequent cross-border movements and cultural exchanges in the contemporary world.
Focusing on the first decade of the 21st century, the study centers on the Beruas Global Hakka (BGH) of, Malaysia, tracing the global dispersal of its diaspora community. Drawing upon the author’s own personal experiences as a member of this community, the research merges autobiography with ethnography, embodying the fluidity and multiplicity of Hakka identity itself.
Through its blend of theoretical insight and lived narrative, Global Hakka: Hakka Identity in the Remaking illuminates how memory, migration, and belonging intertwine to continually redefine what it means to be Hakka in a global age.