Open AccessA Narrative Inquiry of Identity Construction in a Post-Colonial Context: Hybrid Identity of a Young Generation Hongkonger
Author(s) -
Jingmin Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of innovation and social science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2591-6890
DOI - 10.53469/jissr.2021.08(07).17
Subject(s) - hybridity , identity (music) , cultural identity , narrative , context (archaeology) , sociology , localism , colonialism , gender studies , aesthetics , anthropology , political science , social science , history , literature , politics , law , art , negotiation , archaeology
Identity construction is a complex issue, especially for Hongkongers. Due to historical reason, Hongkongers are regarded to have multiple languages and dual identities, which is hybridity of Chinese (eastern) culture and English (western) culture. Based on the method of narrative inquiry, this study explores how a young generation Hongkonger constructs her identity in a post-colonial context and provides evidence of Hongkonger’s hybrid identity. On the one hand, Hongkongers desire permission to be accepted in the certain cultural communities. On the other hand, they are excluded by both the Chinese community and the English community from a cultural point of view, which leads to localism in Hongkong. As a result, they are like cultural orphans wandering in the cultural “in-between” space.