Unsettling Exiles recasts identity formation in Hong Kong, demonstrating that the complexities of crossing borders shaped the city's uneasy place in the Sinophone world. Angelina Y. Chin foregrounds the experiences of the many people who passed through Hong Kong without settling down or finding a sense of belonging.
Working Women and Urban Citizenship in Early Twentieth-Century China and Hong Kong
The study delves into the concept of women's emancipation in twentieth-century Chinese society, particularly from the perspective of lower-class women. By examining the rhetoric and its implications, Angelina Chin challenges traditional historical frameworks. Through a comparative analysis of colonial Hong Kong and Guangzhou, she effectively merges colonial studies with China studies, offering a nuanced understanding of emancipation's impact on women's lives in these distinct urban contexts.