Chinese Immigration and Family Encounters in Italy

中国移民与意大利家庭遭遇

• 批准号: 1157218
• 负责人: Elizabeth Krause
• 金额: $ 16.44万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1157218&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Chinese; Immigration; Family; Encounters; Italy

Dr. Elizabeth L. Krause, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will conduct qualitative research on how families transform and cope in the context of transnational capitalism and immigration. The Province of Prato (Italy) will serve as an ethnographic laboratory for investigating the conditions of globalization. Here, a historic textile district known for its Made in Italy "brand" hosts one of Europe's largest overseas Chinese communities. The research will examine instances where Chinese workers in the textile industry encounter state officials concerning workplace health and safety conditions; the health and well-being of area residents; and the sending of Chinese children back to China to be cared for by relatives. This research will investigate how family arrangements have shifted as a result of economic, political, and social transformations, thereby illuminating the cultural logics and values that emerge from encounters between workers and state institutions.The project will involve three types of data collection: 1) structured data elicitation, in the form of tasks such as free lists; 2) semi-structured interviews with Chinese parents who work in the textile industry and who have experience sending their children back to China; and 3) unstructured interviews, in the form of naturally occurring speech at public and other social events, as well as participant observation in work and health environments. Collaboration with a Prato-based research institute will take place at all levels: research design, data collection, data analysis, writing, and policy-making. A training component focuses on developing systematic approaches to qualitative data analysis, and findings will be disseminated through academic and public outlets. Contributions will also be made to an urban diversity management plan in the Province of Prato. The results of the research will deepen understandings of emerging values and increase the possibilities for well-being in the context of globalization and immigration.

马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的伊丽莎白·L·克劳斯 (Elizabeth L. Krause) 博士将针对跨国资本主义和移民背景下家庭如何转型和应对进行定性研究。普拉托省（意大利）将作为研究全球化状况的民族志实验室。 这里是一个历史悠久的纺织区，以其“意大利制造”“品牌”而闻名，拥有欧洲最大的海外华人社区之一。 该研究将调查中国纺织行业工人与国家官员就工作场所健康和安全条件问题进行交流的情况；地区居民的健康和福祉；以及将中国孩子送回中国由亲戚照顾。 这项研究将调查家庭安排如何因经济、政治和社会变革而发生变化，从而阐明工人与国家机构之间的接触所产生的文化逻辑和价值观。该项目将涉及三种类型的数据收集：1)结构化数据获取，以任务的形式，例如空闲列表； 2）对在纺织行业工作且有送孩子回国经验的中国家长进行半结构化访谈； 3）非结构化访谈，以公共和其他社会活动中自然发生的演讲以及工作和健康环境中的参与观察的形式进行。与普拉托一家研究机构的合作将在各个层面进行：研究设计、数据收集、数据分析、写作和政策制定。 培训内容侧重于开发定性数据分析的系统方法，研究结果将通过学术和公共渠道传播。 还将为普拉托省的城市多样性管理计划做出贡献。 研究结果将加深对新兴价值观的理解，并增加全球化和移民背景下福祉的可能性。