1st Edition
Labour Migration from China to Japan International Students, Transnational Migrants
By Gracia Liu-Farrer
Copyright 2011
216 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Chinese students are the largest international student population in the world, and Japan attracts more of them than any other country. Since the mid-1980s when China opened the door to let private citizens out and Japan began to let more foreigners in, over 300 thousand Chinese have arrived in Japan as students. Student migrants are the most visible, controversial and active Chinese immigrants... Read more
Introduction: Japan and the Educationally Channeled International Labour Migration 1. Fuji Dongying: A Century of Chinese Student Migration to Japan 2. Parting at the Starting Point: Visa Overstaying as a Social Process 3. Labouring to Learn: Student Migrant Life in Japan 4. Careers in Japan's Transnational Economy 5. Global Economies From Below: Migrants' Transnational Entrepreneurship 6. Lives Spanned Across Borders Conclusion: International Students, Transnational Migrants
Biography
Gracia Liu-Farrer is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Japan.
