缅甸华人身份认同与政治参与的代际变迁

Intergenerational Changes in Burmese Chinese Identity and Political Participation

在传统缅甸华人社会中,“在商言商”、“远离政治”的净言与理念成为其族群生存与发展的重要准则。缅甸老一辈华人一直向后辈灌输参与政治的危险性,以及华人曾经卷入政治运动的惨痛记忆与深刻教训。这种角色定位与缅甸华人的身份认同密切相关。然而,在近年来缅甸云波诡的政治变幻中,缅甸新生代华人表现出与其父辈完全不同的政治风貌与政治姿态。特别是在2021年缅甸军人再次接管国家政权的背景下,许多新生代华人纷纷涌向街头,积极表达民主诉求。新生代华人的身份认同也出现了较为显著的变化。探讨缅甸华人身份认同和政治参与的变迁,是理解缅甸华人社会以及缅甸政治发展趋势的重要维度,并为进一步探究缅甸民族国家建构中新生代华人的身份与角色提供了理论空间。

In the traditional Burmese Chinese society,the admonitions and ideas of"talking business in business"and"staying away from politics"have become an important criterion for the survival and development of their ethnic groups.Myanmar's older Chinese generation has been instilling in the younger generation the dangers of political participation,as well as bitter memories and deep lessons of Chinese involvement in political movements.This role positioning is closely related to the Burmese Chinese identity.In recent years,the new generation of Chinese in Myanmar has shown a completely different political outlook and attitude from that of their parents and grandparents.Especially in the context of the Myanmar military taking over the state power again in 2021,many new generations of Chinese have poured into the streets to actively express their demands for democracy.The new generation also has a significant change in identity.Exploring the changes of Bumese Chinese identity and political participation is an important dimension to understand the development trend of Burmese Chinese society and Myanmar politics.On this basis,it can provide theoretical space for exploring the identity and role of the new generation Chinese in the construction of Myanmar's nation-state.