Concepts and patterns of Chinese migration, with reference to Southeast Asia / Leo Suryadinata and Dorcas Gan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suryadinata, Leo, author.

Gan, Dorcas, author.

Contributor:

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, associated with work.

Series:

Trends in Southeast Asia ; issue 15.

Trends in Southeast Asia ; issue 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Emigration and immigration.

China.

Southeast Asia--Emigration and immigration.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

Concepts and patterns of Chinese migration are often described with terms such as guigen (return to one's original roots), shenggen (sprout local roots), shigen (lose original roots), wugen (without roots), and duogen (many roots). These terms, linked to the Mandarin word gen (roots), carry various meanings including home, citizenship, ethnicity, as well as local language, culture and society. In Southeast Asia, the predominant patterns of migration are shenggen/shigen, guigen, shenggen/shigen, wugen and/or duogen. These concepts represent the mainstream patterns during various periods, which may admittedly exist concurrently. The pattern in each particular period is influenced by an array of internal and external factors, such as colonial and subsequently government policies directed at migrants, as well as forces and opportunities afforded by globalization.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Executive Summary

Roots (根) and Patterns of Chinese Migration

LUODI SHENGGEN or SHIGEN – Taking Local Roots or Losing Original Roots

LUOYE GUIGEN – Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

WUGEN or DUOGEN – Wugen or Duogen

Conclusion

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

At foot of title: ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 5, 2023).

ISBN:

9789815011913

981501191X

OCLC:

1350425343