Eighteenth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations

Abstract

The Mainland Chinese have been one of the large, emigrant groups in Canada. Seemingly, many of them can survive in a foreign culture and settle down there. This study finds out which of the self-aspects (individual, relational, or collective) of identities are influential to their intercultural communication based on the Self-Aspect Model. Also, the (intercultural) communicative strategies adopted by this minority group are investigated based on the Co-cultural theory. A narrative inquiry is used to explore the unique story of some Chinese participants chronologically, which is related to self, contexts, and identities. The in-depth interview is used to provide details. Findings show that varied identities and intercultural communicative strategies are used by the Chinese emigrants in Canada.