Document Type
Honors Project (Campus Only)
Abstract
This thesis examines the Joseonjok community—the ethnically Korean Chinese citizens who resided in China over generations. By adopting three central concepts: nation, capitalism, and power, this thesis reveals how geopolitics, economy, and ideology have collectively shaped the Joseonjok community. Through a contrapuntal reading, this thesis examines early Korean migrants under Qing's rule, identity formation under Japanese colonialism, and subsequent evolution under communist governance and neoliberal economic reform. Through this historical analysis, I expose how the Joseonjok community exists in a fourth space—an unresolved liminal space that defies simplistic categorization. Toward a conclusion, I discuss if cosmopolitanism is a potential solution to the liminality the community faces.
Recommended Citation
Piao, Jerry Park, "(Un)Imagined Nationalisms: Space, Power, and Capital in the Joseonjok Ethnicity" (2025). International Studies Honors Projects. 44.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/intlstudies_honors/44
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