Migrant Cross-Cultural Encounters in Asia and the Pacific

In contrast to scholarship on cross-cultural encounters which focuses primarily on contact between indigenous peoples and 'settlers' or 'sojourners', this book is concerned with migrant aspects of this phenomenon - whether migrant-migrant, or migrant-host encounters - bringing together studies across the contemporary Asia-Pacific region. Organised thematically, the volume presents studies of New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Vanuatu, Mauritius and China, to highlight key themes of...
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In contrast to scholarship on cross-cultural encounters which focuses primarily on contact between indigenous peoples and 'settlers' or 'sojourners', this book is concerned with migrant aspects of this phenomenon - whether migrant-migrant, or migrant-host encounters - bringing together studies across the contemporary Asia-Pacific region. Organised thematically, the volume presents studies of New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Vanuatu, Mauritius and China, to highlight key themes of mobility, intimacies, ethnicity and 'race', heritage and diaspora, through rich evidence such as photographs, census data, the arts and interviews.