PeopleofSouthAsiandescentarealarge,variedandincreasinglyvisiblepartofHongKong’spopulation.Mosthavefoundwaysofprosperingdespitesocialandeconomicobstaclesandwidespreaddiscrimination.Focusingonthreeimportantgroups—Indians,Pakistanis,andNepalese—ErniandLeungexploretheculturalhistoriesofSouthAsiansinHongKongandtheirexperiencesatschoolandatwork.ThebookthendiscusseshowfarSouthAsians’legalrightsareprotectedbyrecentanti-discriminationlegislation,howtheyarepresentedinmainstreammedia,andhowtheyinturnhavemadecreativeuseofthemediaintheireffortstosecurerecognitionasfullmembersofsociety.Writteninanaccessiblestyleanddrawingonarangeofcasestudies,UnderstandingSouthAsianMinoritiesinHongKongisintendedprimarilyforuniversitystudentsandgeneralreaders.Itwillalsobeofinteresttoscholarsinawidevarietyofdisciplines,includingsociology,socialwork,mediastudies,anthropology,history,andculturalstudies.Atatimewhenminorityrightscomeincreasinglyunderscrutiny,thisbookwillalsobeessentialreadingforadvocates,politiciansandpolicy-makers.
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