SinAfrica: an everyday life slideshow about Africans (and Chinese) in Guangzhou*
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非诚勿扰: Africans in China in Chinese popular culture – ‘You are the one’
Ever since the implementation of the Open Door policy, China’s foreign population-scapes (ethnoscapes) have been slowly but steadily transforming. These transformations were intensifiedContinue Reading
[Commentary] The REAL deal in ‘Little Africa’ (formerly known as the ‘Chocolate City’)
Oh! How I love ‘journalistic license’! – You can say/repeat whatever you want without having to prove it/or to confirmContinue Reading
[Documentary] South Africans in China: Postcards from China
A documentary about South Africans in Shanghai from eTV.
[Music-scapes] Afrokoko Roots in China: the real and only Sino-African ensemble!
From the Afrokoko website: “Afrokokoroots is an afro beat and reggae band formed by Ghanaian born Nigerian singer and multi-instrumentalist,Continue Reading
[Media Reports] China Daily Africa: a new way of covering African presence in China?
Well, it seems that the positive coverage about ‘Africans in Guangzhou’ in Chinese media is increasing. Recently, China Daily AfricaContinue Reading
[Journal Article] “China Wahala”: the Tribulations of Nigerian “Bushfallers” in a Chinese Territory”
A great academic article about Africans in Southern China – mainly about Nigerians in Macau, if I remember correctly. WorthContinue Reading
[Media Reports] Booming China-Africa Ties Attract Africans to Pursue Dreams in Guangzhou
Interestingly, with the strengthening of Sino-African ties underscored by Xi Jinping’s recent ‘Africa Tour,’ Chinese media have resorted to highlighting (and thusContinue Reading
[Media Reports] Africans pursue agriculture tech in China
Not a very good news piece but still quite interesting in terms of cooperation and exchange between Chinese provinces andContinue Reading
[Media Reports] Africans in China sharing ‘Chinese Dream’
Chinese news agency Xinhua now reporting on stories of Africans in Guangzhou “GUANGZHOU – Felly Mwamba from the Republic ofContinue Reading
