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Everyday Archiving in Chinese American Families: The Affects of Ordinary Things
Everyday Archiving in Chinese American Families: The Affects of Ordinary Things
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- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105150
- ISBN
- 9798293830138
- DDC
- 020
- 저자명
- Sun, Jiarui.
- 서명/저자
- Everyday Archiving in Chinese American Families: The Affects of Ordinary Things
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : University of California, Los Angeles, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 198 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Gilliland, Anne Jervois.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Archival practices historically emerged from work with government and organizational records. However, little research has examined archives and archival practices within domestic family contexts, especially those of ethnic and diasporic populations. To address this gap, this dissertation study investigates the everyday archiving practices of Chinese American families and examines how seemingly small and ordinary objects can carry deep emotional significance, shaping a sense of belonging and intergenerational connection.The study used a qualitative, multi-method research design, incorporating in-depth interviews of Chinese Americans from different generations, object elicitation and observation of family archives as its primary methods of inquiry.Findings indicate that the notion of "family" is fluid, shaped by family dynamics and shared experiences rather than being restricted to biological ties. These understandings influence imagined archival boundaries, determining who is included, excluded and represented. Family archives emerge at the intersection of incidental accumulation and intentional selection, guided by judgments about what is meaningful or worth preserving. Even if they are dispersed, they are also purposefully arranged within the home, with valued items placed in visible locations carrying affective and symbolic significance. The growing ease of documentation enabled by digital technology raises questions about how such convenience and associated abundance and wider distribution might influence the intentionality and perceived value of family archives. The study also identifies a latent gendered division of archival work: men, particularly the eldest son, often take responsibility for the custody of physical materials (material stewardship), while women are more often positioned as transmitters of family stories (narrative transmission). Grounded in the concept of archival pluralism, the study challenges conventional understandings, showing that archives can be changing rather than fixed, in use rather than archived away, interaction-centered rather than object-centered and reproducible rather than necessarily original. In doing so, it supports records continuum ideas of archives as ever-mutating, always evolving through continuous interactions between users and content. By foregrounding the affective dimensions of archival work, the study demonstrates how emotional connections can elevate ordinary things beyond their utilitarian functions-findings that, perhaps unsurprisingly, affirm much of what community archives scholarship has revealed. At the same time, it extends the newest scholarship on the role of affect by showing that family archives, at least in the Chinese American context, are distinctive: partly because of their object orientation, partly because of their intangible and affective qualities and partly because of how they reflect particular elements of Chinese culture.Based on these findings, the dissertation advocates for community-engaged archival practice that supports families in preserving their archives with sensitivity and emotional care. The research also points to several directions for further research, including targeted studies of specific subgroups to examine how distinct historical experiences shape Chinese Americans' awareness of and attitudes toward archival preservation, as well as investigations into how digital and physical archives may differ in their roles in intergenerational transmission, including questions of ownership in digital archival legacies.
- 일반주제명
- Information science
- 일반주제명
- East Asian studies
- 키워드
- Archival theory
- 키워드
- Family archives
- 키워드
- Chinese culture
- 기타저자
- University of California, Los Angeles Information Studies 045A
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■5021 ▼aThesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2025.
■520 ▼aArchival practices historically emerged from work with government and organizational records. However, little research has examined archives and archival practices within domestic family contexts, especially those of ethnic and diasporic populations. To address this gap, this dissertation study investigates the everyday archiving practices of Chinese American families and examines how seemingly small and ordinary objects can carry deep emotional significance, shaping a sense of belonging and intergenerational connection.The study used a qualitative, multi-method research design, incorporating in-depth interviews of Chinese Americans from different generations, object elicitation and observation of family archives as its primary methods of inquiry.Findings indicate that the notion of "family" is fluid, shaped by family dynamics and shared experiences rather than being restricted to biological ties. These understandings influence imagined archival boundaries, determining who is included, excluded and represented. Family archives emerge at the intersection of incidental accumulation and intentional selection, guided by judgments about what is meaningful or worth preserving. Even if they are dispersed, they are also purposefully arranged within the home, with valued items placed in visible locations carrying affective and symbolic significance. The growing ease of documentation enabled by digital technology raises questions about how such convenience and associated abundance and wider distribution might influence the intentionality and perceived value of family archives. The study also identifies a latent gendered division of archival work: men, particularly the eldest son, often take responsibility for the custody of physical materials (material stewardship), while women are more often positioned as transmitters of family stories (narrative transmission). Grounded in the concept of archival pluralism, the study challenges conventional understandings, showing that archives can be changing rather than fixed, in use rather than archived away, interaction-centered rather than object-centered and reproducible rather than necessarily original. In doing so, it supports records continuum ideas of archives as ever-mutating, always evolving through continuous interactions between users and content. By foregrounding the affective dimensions of archival work, the study demonstrates how emotional connections can elevate ordinary things beyond their utilitarian functions-findings that, perhaps unsurprisingly, affirm much of what community archives scholarship has revealed. At the same time, it extends the newest scholarship on the role of affect by showing that family archives, at least in the Chinese American context, are distinctive: partly because of their object orientation, partly because of their intangible and affective qualities and partly because of how they reflect particular elements of Chinese culture.Based on these findings, the dissertation advocates for community-engaged archival practice that supports families in preserving their archives with sensitivity and emotional care. The research also points to several directions for further research, including targeted studies of specific subgroups to examine how distinct historical experiences shape Chinese Americans' awareness of and attitudes toward archival preservation, as well as investigations into how digital and physical archives may differ in their roles in intergenerational transmission, including questions of ownership in digital archival legacies.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0031.
■650 4▼aInformation science
■650 4▼aIndividual & family studies
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■653 ▼aArchival theory
■653 ▼aChinese Americans
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■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17359639▼nKERIS▼z이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다.
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