Migration in East and Southeast Asia

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Political Science

• Author: Samuel C Y Ku, Kristina Kironska
• ISBN: 9789813141681
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication: October 7, 2016
• Imprint: WSPC
• Language: English

There has been an undisputed increase in the importance of migration over the past decades. It is one of the effects of an increasingly globalized world, where capitalism and free trade are gaining prominence. Migration in East and Southeast Asia aims to bring migration-related problems in Asia to the forefront. The first part of the book deals with migration in Greater China, a region influenced by Confucianism. The "three Chinas" used to have a close connection in the past, and presently share much similarity. The Hong Kongese and Taiwanese societies are based on migration from Mainland China. However, each society has endured significant social, economic, and political changes. The second part of the book offers a closer look at migration flows in Southeast Asia. Most of the intra-ASEAN migration involves low-skilled labor for construction, agriculture, and domestic work. This book hopes to offer valuable insights into various topics related to migration in the region.

Contents:

• Introduction

• Migration in East Asia:

  • Understanding Chinese Citizenship and Citizenship Education: Comparing Teachers' Perspectives in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (Pei-Te Lien)
  • Migration between Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong Students for Higher Education: A Historical Review (Yunzhu Ren)
  • Haigui (Overseas Returnee) and the Transformation of China (Xia Jiang)
  • Economic Concerns with Regard to Cross-Strait Migration (YuJane Chen)
  • Conditions for Migrant Workers in the Four Asian Tigers: A Comparative Analysis (Yavor A Kostadinov)

• Migration in Southeast Asia:

  • Intra-ASEAN Labor Mobility: AEC's Continuing Story of Unity in Diversity (Maria Veronica G Caparas)
  • Changing Locations and Changing Jobs: Examining the Correlates of Occupational Mobility of Overseas Filipino Workers (Chrysalyn Z Gocatek)
  • The Rohingya Oxymoron: Stateless People Leaving Their Home Country (Kristina Kironska)
  • Highly-Skilled Labor Migration in ASEAN and Lessons for Vietnam (Pham Thi Thanh Binh)
  • International Marriage Matchmaking Agencies and Women's Premarital Preparation in a Taiwanese Context (Chun-Yu Lin)

• Conclusion

Readership: Academic, researchers interested in issues of migration for economic, political and social reasons such as labour, education, for marriage, refugees.
Key Features:

• This book is a unique collection of essays written by East and Southeast Asia experts on various topics related to migration in the region
• This book aims to provide valuable insights into the various facets of the current state of migration in East and Southeast Asia