Framed in relation to diaspora this collection engages with the subject of how cultural difference is lived and how complex and shifting identities shape and respond to spatial politics of belonging. Diaspora is understood in a variety of ways, which makes this an eclectic collection of papers. Authors use various theoretical frameworks to explore diverse groups of people with a variety of experiences in a wide range of settings. They are making sense of the experiences of women and men from a range of ethnic backgrounds, negotiating identities through family, work and education. The micro dynamics of the everyday offer an evocative 'bottom up' means of understanding the tensions implicit in living multiple belongings. The common thread for the collection comes from the glimpses these authors provide into the remaking of our globalized world. The aim is to shed light on racism, dislocation and alienation on the one hand, and on the other hand, to consider how the complex power relations within the everyday mediate a sense of resistance and hope. The papers are arranged around four themes;1.      Multiple Belongings2.      Representing a Way of Being3.      Sexualised Identifications and4.      Marriage and Family.

Focuses on diasporic identification through family, work and education

Chapter 1: Introduction:  Does Diaspora Matter When Living Cultural Difference?: Georgina Tsolidis.- Chapter 2: Living on the Move  Belonging and Identification Among Adolescent Children of Immigrants in Italy:Enzo Colombo.- Chapter 3:  Muslim Women in Western Preschooling Diasporic Effects on Identity Issues: Jeanette Rhedding-Jones.- Chapter 4:  'When I land in Islamabad I feel home and when I land in Heathrow I feel home' Gendered Belonging and Diasporic Identities of South Asian British Citizens in London, in Leicester and in North England: Ulrike M. Vieten.- Chapter 5:  Refugee Women, Education, and Self Authorship: Melinda McPherson.- Chapter 6: Invoking an Ivory Tower Journalistic Misrepresentation of Me as a Critic of Race and the Content of my Criticisms: Stella Coram.- Chapter 7:   'Trouble in the Mall Again' Naming as Social Drama in Multicultural Melbourne: Vikki Pollard and Georgina Tsolidis.-Chapter 8:  Beyond Fear and Towards Hope Transnationalism and the Recognition of Rights Across Borders: Peter Gale.- Chapter 9:  Pedagogies of the Japanese Diaspora Racialization and Sexualization in Australia: Julie Matthews and Yuriko Nagata.-Chapter 10:  Body as Gendered and Sexualised and Recent Migration of Poles to the United Kingdom: Bernadetta Siara.- Chapter 11:  Men's Experiences and Masculinity Transformations Migration and Family Reunification in the Bangladeshi Diaspora in Italy: Francesco Della Puppa.-Chapter 12:  Shifting Gender Roles and Shifting Power Relations Immigrant/Migrant Nepali Familes in New York and Los Angeles: Shobha Hamal Gurung.- Chapter 13:  Comparing the Family Lives of Vietnamese Wives in Taiwan and the USA: Chyong-fangKo.