Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
What This Book Is About
Impressions of Guangzhou
A Brief History of Foreigners in Guangzhou
Foreign Places in Guangzhou
How This Book’s Research Was Done
2 Foreigners in Guangzhou
“The Chinese Dream”: Stories of Eight Foreigners
Rich Foreigner, Poor Foreigner
Race and Money
Foreign Communities: Japanese and Nigerians
The Power of Rumor
Foreigners’ Attitudes toward China and Chinese
3 African-Chinese Relations
African Traders in Guangzhou: An Overview
Business Deception and Cheating
Quarrels between Africans and Chinese
Chinese Views of Africans
African Views of Chinese
4 Low-End Globalization
Low-End Globalization/High-End Globalization
How Low-End Globalization Works: Sourcing, Money, Copies, and Customs
Accounts of Low-End Globalization
Low-End Globalization’s Circuits
5 Legal-Illegal in Guangzhou
Two Paths, Legal and Illegal
Visa and Passport Worries, Jail and Deportation
Police
Accounts of Overstayers and Friends
6 Logistics Agents, Middlemen, and Cultural Brokers
Logistics Agents
Middleman
Cultural Brokers
Accounts of Logistics Agents, Middlemen, and Cultural Brokers
7 Religion in a Foreign World
“I Believe in God but Chinese Believe in Gold”
Islam in Comparison to Christianity
Christian Churches
Accounts of Religious Seekers
Religion: Implications
8 Romance, Love, Marriage, and Families: A Chinese Barack Obama?
“African Chinese”
The Travails of Chinese-African Romantic Relationships
Children
Accounts of Marriages
Conclusion: The Larger Significance of Africans in China
Notes
References
Index