HUANG Wanshan & LI Zhiyong
Grants
To continue research on “Overseas Chinese farms” that the Chinese government established in the 1950s for ethnic Chinese who were forcibly relocated from Southeast Asia to Mainland China. Huang and Li will examine the layered histories of Chinese diaspora communities in Southeast Asia, forced to relocate to farms in China between the 1950s-1970s. They will document how these specific migration patterns have shaped cultural preservation and identity formation. Their fellowship will focus on archival research at museums and Chinese clan associations, interviewing local Chinese community members, participation in events, and exchanging knowledge with Southeast Asia-based scholars and artists. Their research aims to address both the preservation and evolution of Chinese culture across global contexts.