Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: WeChat as a Lifestyle: Social Network Tool of the Chinese Migrants in Russia

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / WeChat as a Lifestyle: Social Network Tool of the Chinese Migrants in Russia

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2018 11 (11)
Authors: Koreshkova, Yuliya O.
Contact information: Koreshkova, Yuliya O.: Irkutsk State University 1 Karl Marx Str., Irkutsk, 664003, Russia;
Keywords: Chinese migrants; social connections; daily practices; WeChat; WeChat
Abstract: In the article the author made an attempt to find out which familiar ways of interaction and daily practices are carried out by Chinese migrants using the WeChat messenger. The corpus of empirical data was interviews with Chinese workers living in the territory of the Irkutsk region. Based on these interviews, we can talk about maintaining communication in all three spheres of the Chinese society identified by V.V. Maliavin, as well as about some of the daily practices that are implemented with the help of this messenger. When using WeChat, the Chinese who live overseas manage to maintain and build new connections with the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom, as well as with the residents of their region of residence
Pages: 1816-1823
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/109130