Europe, a chessboard of Chinatowns
Westwards from China and seven hours behind, Europe becomes 27 squares where its Chinese socialise freely from Paris to Prato, consolidate a lingua franca and nurture a ‘cultural conversion’. The sound on a normally silent immigrant community is turning up
Photos: the China dream in Shanghai and Guanghzou
As preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August gain momentum, spectacular urban facilities are taking shape across China. View through the keyhole
Chinese textile workers use internet points in Prato
Of the 35 million Chinese who live outside China, 180,000 are in Italy. An investigation into whether internet use in cafes by the Chinese community in a province of Tuscany hinders as an integrative tool
Migration in Paris’ Chinatown: a reality in Europe
With Chinatowns sprouting in every major European city, immigrants travel more between one country to the next. Does it make them more European than ‘real’ Europeans?
