The paper discusses how short- and long-term residence in China shapes the transnational subjectivity of young Chinese descendants who were born or raised in Italy. Drawing on ethnographic material, it discusses how affective experiences and discursive practices intersect in mobility, creating complex dynamics of distance, belonging, and negotiation. Far from the notion of anchoring “Chineseness” in place, such experiences put into the spotlight multiple, situated identities created through family ties, institutional norms, and personal strategies.
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