Both Volumes 1 and 2 were first published in 1998 and comprised a selection of papers first presented at the Luodi-shenggen: An International Conference on Chinese Overseas, which was organised by the Ethnic Studies Department, University of California at Berkeley, and held in San Francisco. This 1992 landmark conference brought together, for the first time since the end of the Cold War, scholars from all the six continents. The selected papers cover two broad areas: first, transnational issues and concerns of Chinese overseas and second, regional studies, including those of lesser known regions. Both volumes provide the first truly comprehensive treatment of the Chinese diaspora, and should be key references for interested scholars around the world. READERSHIP: University lecturers/researchers, undergraduate students, academics, government policy makers and those interested in Ethnic Studies, especially those interested in the field of overseas Chinese studies.