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=== In a diasporic context ===
{{lang|zh-Latn|Guanxi}} can be used as a school of thought that influences how ethnic Chinese think of and view society. The Chinese in the diaspora are more likely to adhere and connect to the group of people with shared background.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Yan |first1=Miu Chung |last2=Wong |first2=Karen Lok Yi |last3=Lai |first3=Daniel |date=2019-10-02 |title=Subethnic interpersonal dynamic in diasporic community: a study on Chinese immigrants in Vancouver |journal=Asian Ethnicity |language=en |volume=20 |issue=4 |pages=451–468 |doi=10.1080/14631369.2019.1613885 |issn=1463-1369|doi-access=free |hdl=10397/81298 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Moreover, diasporic communities might possess ties with individuals in their home country. {{lang|zh-Latn|Guanxi}} allows the diaspora to maintain their networks and foster close relations with people in their home country and form a subethnic enclave within society. {{lang|zh-Latn|Guanxi}} could also influence how the diaspora assimilates into the host country, and how the diaspora deals with racism in society. Groups that could be studied are  Chinese-Americans, Chinese-Indonesians who have faced prejudice in their host countries. Marred by the [[Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871|Los Angeles massacre in 1871]], [[1992 Los Angeles riots|{{lang|zh-Latn|cat=no|Saigu}} in 1992]], the [[Internment of Japanese Americans|Japanese American internment during World War II]], and the idea of the "Hindu Invasion",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Erika |title=The Making of Asian America: A History |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2016 |pages=161–163}}</ref><ref>Lockley, Fred (2011-07-19). "The Hindu Invasion: A New Immigration Problem" (1907). ''Pacific Monthly''.</ref> the Asian Americans already in the United States faced discrimination from the wider American society. They had to find solutions based on trial and error, looking for legal, political, and social ways to find their place in society.<ref name=":02">Anne Chao and Chris Chan, "The Gees of Houston: Networking for Strength and Survival", ''Transnational Asia'' vol. 3, no. 1 (2019)</ref>