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Preface This 'Economy of impossibility' article is testament to Arnold Shepperson because it says something about what we have lost. The fact that it is a draft and unfinished precisely [...]

This paper explores the political and psychological angles of white South African and Serbian diasporas' discourses on-line. On the basis of textual analysis of diasporic web-sites we argue that participants speak of ongoing grievance over the loss of their countries and assert that they have been the victims of "unjust" history and globalisation. Each online discourse articulates claims of belonging not on the grounds of, for example, citizenship or multiculturalism, but rather on the basis of "a victim-hood", "civilisation", and "grief". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the interdependency of economic, socio-cultural and individual aspects of the identity negotiation experience of Chinese business people in Brisbane, Australia. Findings from semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 Chinese business owners indicated that their ability to translate between cultures and their competency of performing identities according to situational variations played a critical role in sustaining their ethnic business. Many Chinese ethnic business people are successful not because they fully assimilate themselves into the mainstream culture, but in fact, their success resides in the ability to live across two cultures and translate between them. The implication for policy makers is to create a social environment where migrants feel free to translate between cultures, rather than feeling pressured to either ground themselves in ethnic enclaves or to assimilate into the mainstream culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the interdependency of economic, socio-cultural and individual aspects of the identity negotiation experience of Chinese business people in Brisbane, Australia. Findings from semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 Chinese business owners indicated that their ability to translate between cultures and their competency of performing identities according to situational variations played a critical role in sustaining their ethnic business. Many Chinese ethnic business people are successful not because they fully assimilate themselves into the mainstream culture, but in fact, their success resides in the ability to live across two cultures and translate between them. The implication for policy makers is to create a social environment where migrants feel free to translate between cultures, rather than feeling pressured to either ground themselves in ethnic enclaves or to assimilate into the mainstream culture. [China Media Research. 2009; 5(1): 1-9] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the relationships among print media exposure, ethnic identification, intergroup contact and acculturation orientations of Chinese immigrants. Data were gathered from a survey to 265 Chinese immigrants currently residing in Australia. Findings indicated that exposure to the print media in general did not have a significant effect on ethnic identification; and the strength of identification did not seem to be related to assimilation or integration. However, exposure to ethnic newspapers was negatively related to assimilation but positively related to separation. In addition, intergroup contact positively contributed to both assimilation and integration. These findings suggested the need for us to further examine the role of print media in the age of greater user control provided by the internet technology as well as to further explore the complexities of ethnic identity and ethnic identification in various contexts. Findings from this study also suggested some policy considerations for the media industry and government regarding promoting multiculturalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Editorial. Focuses on South Africa's curious position of duality in relation to its broadcasting and telecommunications policy. Telecommunications as a monopoly of the state; Economists' lack of awareness of the role of telecommunications in the country's development; Research on telecommunications and broadcasting at South African universities.