ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how certain material formations emerged after the arrival of Africans to the city. By combining an ethnographic approach with the notion of ‘materiality’ (Miller, 2005), I provide an account of the ‘social life’ of a number of objects that are emblematic of the multiethnic interactions generated by the African presence in Guangzhou. These objects (tilapia fish, human hair, and DVDs) provide important insights into the ways in which multiethnic interactions articulate new practices.
