20세기 초(1910~1931) 인천화교의 이주 네트워크와 사회적 공간

This study investigates the Overseas Chinese network built by Chinese residing in Incheon. Joseon between 1910 and 1931, paying attention to recent researches concerning Overseas Chinese in Korea Peninsula, especially researches on Overseas Chinese based on local network theories, from transnationality perspective. Japan annexed Korea and started invading the mainland of China in earnest on the ground of the 9.18 Incident during the period between 1910 and 1931. There were significant changes of the borders in Josen, China and Japan during this period. Joseon as a colony of Japan provided Overseas Chinese with completely different environment. Overseas Chinese could no longer expect military and diplomatic assistance from Chinese government on which they were depending. They had to find a new area to settle down beyond the borderline, only depending on their own ability and capability. In spite of such rapid changes in the migrating environment, the number of Overseas Chinese residing in Joseon kept increasing. The interesting event was rapid increase of temporary population along with the northern borderline and west coastline, The number and movement of people had not been identified. In addition, the percentage of Overseas Chinese who were born in Shandong peninsula grew. During this period, emergence of new transposition such as steam boats and railroads, which made qualitative changes in migrating routes, helped people easily to move one place to another. Migrating Overseas Chinese was made in much more diverged network than before. This means that migrating of Chinese to Korea Peninsula was inevitable in such international environment during the period. In addition to this, it is implied that contents of the Chinese society in Joseon had been diverse. Those people were Chinese but independent agents with transnationality at the same time. It is an interesting topic to investigate how strongly and smoothly Overseas Chinese secured their own social space in Joseon. As indicated before, they were not allowed to have any opportunity to take social space in friendly relationship with Korean. Japanese Imperialism forced Korean to compete with these Overseas Chinese residing in Joseon. The ethnic conflict between Korean and Chinese promoted by such competition led to extreme marginalization of Chinese. As a result, their social space was shrunk. After Japan invaded the mainland of China and ethic conflict was much more severe, the Overseas Chinese were forced to give up their social space and return to their country across the border.