Why are Chinatowns so successful a mechanism for retaining group identities among the Chinese abroad and providing a service to the surrounding communities and the Chinese in Mainland China?

TR A D E A N D B U S I N E S S D I A S P O R A S
Chinese and Lebanese

What is a trade diaspora? Link your discussion to the wider social
scientific literature on the connections between ethnicity, religion and
entrepreneurial conduct.
G L O B A L D I A S P O R A S
Why are Chinatowns so successful a mechanism for retaining group
identities among the Chinese abroad and providing a service to the
surrounding communities and the Chinese in Mainland China?
Why is the Lebanese diaspora six times the size of the Lebanese at home?
Pay particular attention to the role of external interventions in the affairs
of Lebanese and inter-ethnic violence there