Essays about: "Malaysians"

Found 2 essays containing the word Malaysians.

1. 1. “I want myself to become Malaysian” : Political Participation and Identity Construction among Chinese Malaysians

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Ulrika Lindstrand; [2016]
   Keywords : citizenship; rights; political participation; ethnic identity; national identity; nationalism; Malaysia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis centers the concepts of citizenship and identity. It is an ethnographic case study focusing on well- educated, urban Chinese Malaysians with the aim to discover to what extent political participation, utilizing one’s citizenship rights, affects citizenship identity. READ MORE

3. 2. PRESSURE TO ASSIMILATE: To what degree, and at what expense, do South-East Asian Muslims integrate into Scandinavian society

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Anna Linda Traustadóttir Karlsson; [2006]
   Keywords : Assimilation; Integration; Indonesians; Malaysians; Muslims; South-East Asia; Islam; Denmark; Sweden; Scandinavia; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A look at to what degree SE Asian Muslims (Indonesians and Malaysians) are willing to compromise their Islamic beliefs in the Nordic countries. To integrate into Danish society, how much, if any, of their religion/traditions do Indonesian/Malay Muslims give up to "be Danish"? Through a comprehensive questionnaire sent out to Indonesian and Malaysian Muslims living in the Nordic countries, as well as group and individual interviews, it was found that nearly no Malaysians and Indonesians were interested in participating in the questionnaire. READ MORE