"Scholars from a variety of countries and disciplines have produced recent essays on the African presence in China ... They have adopted a more nuanced approach than the media and none more so than Adams Bodomo in this pioneering, full-length treatment. He had already published important journal articles on Africans in China, but his book significantly expands on his previous work and is now essential reading for scholars in the field." —The China Quarterly

"Through the pages of Africans in China, the reader is confronted with the first book-length description and analysis of African migrants into China. Moreover, its theoretical and methodological novelty among the studies about Africa and China places it as an outstanding resource not only for cultural contact studies but also for sociology, linguistics and anthropology. Definitely, Bodomo has brilliantly opened the way to desirable future research that complements the major question: What is it like to be an African in China?" —Sociolinguistic Studies

"The issues covered in this book are remarkable. The lucidity and ease with which the narrative runs is masterly. Bodomo expresses himself and raises issues with simplicity and analytical candour. Mercilessly frank and balanced, the author offers a picture of Africans in contemporary China which goes a long way towards giving some clarity to a topical issue of particular interest to Africans and Chinese ... Sound and mutually beneficial Afro-Chinese relations are matters of strategic interest to both Africans and Chinese. How these relations develop will partly depend on the lot of Chinese in Africa and Africans in China. This book provides an open window on to these realities." —Kwesi Kwaa Prah, Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS)

Adams Bodomo is Professor of African Studies at the University of Vienna. Prior to this appointment, he was Associate Professor of Linguistics and African Studies at the School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong (HKU). He earned his PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology after obtaining his bachelors and masters degrees at the University of Ghana. He worked at Stanford University as a lecturer before joining HKU. Dr. Bodomo’s previous book publications include The Structure of Dagaare (Stanford University CSLI Publications) and Computer-Mediated Communication for Linguistics and Literacy (Information Science Reference). He has published in several leading journals, such as China Quarterly, African Studies, African Diaspora, Linguistic Inquiry, Lingua, and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Dr. Bodomo has been an invited lecturer on the topic of Africans in China and general Africa-China relations studies at several leading universities, including Stanford University, Yale University, SOAS, and Peking University.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Africans in China

Chapter 2: Africans in Guangzhou

Chapter 3: Africans in Yiwu

Chapter 4: Africans in Shanghai

Chapter 5: Africans in Beijing

Chapter 6: Africans in Hong Kong – The Ghanaian Community

Chapter 7: Africans in Macau

Chapter 8: Africans in China and Beyond

Chapter 9:Implications for Africa-China Relations

Chapter 10: Conclusion

Appendices

References

Index