New Ethnicities Online David Parker and Miri Song

British Chinese population Public profile? Contrasts with high educational and socio- economic achievement Geographical dispersal around Britain is a crucial consideration

Web sites produced by second generation Over 6,000 members, 600,000 messages on its discussion forum

Sharing experiences of racism “They used to hang around outside our shop window, sometimes opening the door to shout abuse at us or to throw a snowball or firework into the shop. (…) When I get someone like that, I just ignore them or give as good as I get, even though my parents say I should just learn to tolerate them and not offend the customers. But I'm too proud of being Chinese just to give in and take it”

Online and offline Regular social gatherings in London, Manchester, Hong Kong Occasional charity events Other forms of mobilisation?

2001 Foot and Mouth demonstration