Identity of Kazakhs of Mongolia in Everyday Life

The article deals with the mechanisms of functioning and reproduction of ethnic identity among Kazakhs living in the territory of Western Mongolia. The research, based on the field studies, presents the ethnography of everyday life of Kazakh diaspora. Preliminary analysis showed that it is the ethnic group united by the diaspora that is capable of consolidating the particularities and preserving its ethnic identity. Different conditions and mechanisms for the formation of ethno-cultural identity in a specific diaspora pre-determine its differences in structure, priority elements, and sustainability. The authors comes to the conclusion that the objects of traditional material culture, which are assigned the role of “ethnic markers”, as well as the articulation in public space of ethnic, tribal and religious identity contribute to the process of maintaining and representing the ethno-cultural identity of Kazakhs of Mongolia

Features and prospects of ethnocultural identity of the Kazakh diaspora in China

This article is devoted to the research of the specifics of the formation of the ethnocultural identity of the Kazakh diaspora of China at present. The authors, based on the analysis of scientific literature and materials of their own field research, have revealed that the structure of the ethnocultural identity of the Kazakhs of China, acquired as part of the diaspora, today acts as a combination of signs of ethnicity. In conclusion, the ethnocultural identity of the diaspora, the prospects for its preservation and reproduction, are directly dependent on the political and socio-economic situation in the country of residence.Este artículo está dedicado a la investigación de los detalles de la formación de la identidad etnocultural de la diáspora kazaja de China en la actualidad. Los autores, basados en el análisis de la literatura científica y los materiales de su propia investigación de campo, han revelado que la estructura de la identidad etnocultural de los kazajos de China, adquirida como parte de la diáspora, hoy actúa como una combinación de signos de etnicidad. En conclusión, la identidad etnocultural de la diáspora, las perspectivas para su preservación y reproducción, dependen directamente de la situación política y socioeconómica en el país de residencia