A experiência dos chineses no centro comercial de São Luís: O embarque e desembarque, o processo de inserção socioeconômica e a dinâmica entre o global, o nacional e o local

Abstract

This research analyzes the arrival and stay of Asian immigrants in the commercial center of São Luís, the working relationship between Chinese shopkeepers and workers and Maranhão, highlighting their economic and social organization. It discusses the rise of China in the scope of the financialization process, the immigration process of the Chinese and the expansion of its business and its manufactured products in several countries and in particular in Brazil and Maranhão Immigration is addressed, with focus on the Chinese diaspora, this being one of the factors from which Asian immigrants settled in the commercial center of São Luís as medium and micro entrepreneurs.