"Aquí en México todo es trabajo, trabajo y trabajo". Imaginario social del Barrio Chino en la Ciudad de México
"Here in Mexico, it's all work, work, work." Social Imagery of Chinatown in Mexico City

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the social imaginary around the figure of the "Chinese" in Mexico City (CDMX), based on a sociological and ethnographic study with people of Chinese origin or descent who work in Chinatown. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation, we explore the ways in which these groups experience structural discrimination and labor precariousness and how their daily experience shapes their perception of inhabiting this urban space, asking questions such as: What processes have created situations of exclusion of the Chinese in the CDMX? How have they adapted to this situation? The research takes contributions from ethnographic sociology, migration studies and urban anthropology to understand the tensions that lead to a voluntary exclusion reinforced by precarious employment and underemployment.

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