Sojourners to settlers : early constructions of Chinese identity in South Africa -- Apartheid-era constructions : white, non-white, and honorary white -- The symbolic centre : the influence of China, real and mythical -- Whitening and upward mobility : shifting race, class, and social position -- Our own little box : cultural and ethnic identity -- After apartheid : the impact of exclusion and globalisation on identity and 'home' -- Movements in and out of South Africa : new identity constructions.