A Visual Interpretation of Chinese Immigrants’ Identity Dilemma in New Zealand

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A Visual Interpretation of Chinese Immigrants’ Identity Dilemma in New Zealand

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Auckland University of Technology

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This thesis explores the notion of identity dilemma and its visualisation in the context of New Zealand Chinese immigration. It focuses on interpreting and visualising New Zealand Chinese immigrants’ thoughts and feelings and their struggle to adapt to the environment as well as their ambivalent negotiation to balance their in-between identity of being a New Zealander (Westerner) and Chinese. It is a practice-based project and is presented by means of photography, with illustration as the sup...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2008

Creator

Zhang, Nuo

URL

https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/447

Related subjects

Chinese immigrant / Identity dilemma / Visualisation / Heuristic / Qualitative approach / Immigrant experience

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