Diaspora and Trust

Adrian H. Hearn is Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Melbourne and the author of Cuba: Religion, Social Capital, and Development, also published by Duke University Press.

• Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Cuba, China, and the Long March to the Market 29 2. Mexico, China, and the Politics of Trust 65 3. Havana's Chinatown and the Quest for Synergy 99 4. Trust and Treachery in Mexico's Chinese Diaspora 163 Conclusion. China and the Future of History 209 Notes 223 References 227 Index 255

"Hearn renders a book that is well researched, refined, important, and timely. Most impressive of all, Diaspora and Trust is accessible without lacking complexity or sophistication. It will appeal to academics and nonacademics equally." - Dalia Antonia Muller (New West Indian Guide) "An important book. . . . Diaspora and Trust deserves thoughtful consideration from scholars of Asia's transpacific communities as well as those who study immigration, anthropology, and history." - Grace Pena Delgado (Journal of Chinese Overseas) "A unique blending of macrolevel economic analysis and microlevel ethnographic work, Adrian Hearn moves fluidly between different scales of analysis, steeping readers in a discussion of international trade agreements and shifting national economic policies, while inviting them into the ramshackle building of a Chinese association in Havana’s barrio chino, or a Tijuana taxi cab where local actors humanize statistics and acronyms. . . . Well researched, refined, important, and timely. Most impressive of all, Diaspora and Trust is accessible without lacking complexity or sophistication. It will appeal to academics and nonacademics equally." - Dalia Antonia Muller (New West Indian Guide)