The Two Tết Festivals: Transnational Connections and Internal Diversity of the Vietnamese Community in Poland

• Authors: Szymańska-Matusiewicz Grażyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the article, I present an analysis of two Tết (Lunar New Year) festivals organised by the Vietnamese living in Poland. The events, prepared by different organisations – a local branch of the Association of Vietnamese in Poland, an official organisation cooperating with the authorities of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and pro-democratic activists – provide an insight into the community’s internal diversity. The analysis indicates that the political involvement of the organising parties influences their choice of particular style of presentation, with a profound impact on the attractiveness of the festival for the two important segments of audience: the Vietnamese youth brought up in Poland and the Polish spectators. The paper is based on fieldwork research which the author has been conducting among the Vietnamese community in Poland for many years.

Keywords

EN

Vietnamese diaspora; diaspora politics; ethnic festivals

• Publisher: Ośrodek Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 53-65

Contributors

author

Szymańska-Matusiewicz Grażyna

• Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw

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