1st Edition
New Chinese Immigrants in New Zealand Floating families?
146 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
146 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
146 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on new immigrant families from the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand and investigates how these families have adapted to New Zealand immigration policy regime, which does not accommodate their cultural preference to live as multigenerational families easily. The book analyses a three-generation framework: First-generation adult immigrants, their children and older... Read more
1. Introduction: New Chinese immigrant families from the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand – Approaching the topic 2. Re-grounding transnational migrant families in theories 3. From inclusion to exclusion: Family sponsorship and older parent reunification immigration under New Zealand’s neoliberal Immigration regime 4. "Forced" transnational migration: From a multigenerational familial perspective 5. Seasonal parents/grandparents: Transnational care circulation in new Chinese immigrant families 6. Reverse remittance: Challenging the traditional morality and power relation 7. Conclusion: The making of floating families in transnational social space
Biography
Liangni Sally Liu is a Senior Lecturer (tenured) in the School of Humanities, Media, and Creative Communication, Massey University, New Zealand.
Guanyu Jason Ran is a Lecturer (tenured) in the Centre for Health and Social Practice, Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), New Zealand.
