Cultural communicator, or other: a discussion on the perspective of migrants and historical thinking of Philip Kuhns Chinese among others: emigration in modern times

Philip Alden Kuhn(1933-2016)bring anthropological approaches into narrations of historical thoughts, diversifies the scope of historical studies. Chinese among Others: Emigration in Modern Times (2009) demonstrated his profound insights and critical thoughts bringing breakthrough to the academic field. Firstly, he linked the discussions of China history to international history, alternating migrant researches from a single narrative mode towards the field of anthropology. Secondly, outlining the images of “Other”, through a variety of discourses, displaying the different perspectives of migrants in the world. Thirdly, in the historical narrations, he incorporated social psychological elements and personal experiences of individuals, allowing readers to see a more man-conscious migrant history