ABSTRACT
China is a site of both self-development and psychological pain for Africana workers. They are embedded in a cultural space, grappling with its ambivalence given the cultural risks of being part of a globalized economy. China must shift from its over-reliance on low-end manufacturing to more value-added production, and this requires an infusion of foreign talent and perspectives, given its lack in these areas. This is in conflict with its wish to remain a homogeneous and Han-dominated culture. The compromise is ambivalence where foreigners are attracted for their market-oriented ideas but are rejected as possible citizens with rights demands.
