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Privileged Migrants Across the Globe Experiences of Inclusion, Exclusion and Mobility
Foreword
Nando Sigona
Privileged Migration in a Globalized World: An Introduction
Diotima Chattoraj
SECTION I Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion among Privileged Migrants in Southeast Asia
1 Sense of Belonging among Privileged Migrants in S-E Asia: Experiences of Inclusivity and Exclusivity
A. K. M. Ahsan Ullah
2 Outsider by Choice?: Lifestyle Migrants and Their Evolving Aspirations for Integration in Thailand
Kwanchanok Jaisuekun
3 Journeying to Belong: Acculturation Experiences of Privileged Migrant Women in Singapore
Divjyot Kaur, Diotima Chattoraj, and Shuting Wong
SECTION II Privileged Migration and South Asia
4 Privileged International Student Migration to Asia: Examining Inclusion and Integration of Foreign Students in India
S. Irudaya Rajan and Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
5 “Privileged Migrants” in Colonial Darjeeling: Their Contributions, Struggles, and Survivals through the Lens of Memorial Records
Dipsikha Acharya
SECTION III Between Privileged and Stressed?: Immigrant Trajectories of Migrant Women in Asia
6 Lifestyle or Marriage Migrants?: Western Women and Positioning Privilege in Asia
Zoe Hanrahan and Nora Hui-Jung Kim
SECTION IV Indian Privileged Migrants across the Globe
7 Migration of Highly Skilled Workers from India to Czechia: Truly “Privileged”?
Nela Przetaková and Lucie Macková
8 On the Quest for a Better Life: Post-Migration Issues and Challenges among the Privileged Migrants in Canada
Subash Giri
9 Relational Remittances: Privileged Migrants Reimagining Development as Equitable Relationships with the Marginalized
Renu Pariyadath
Conclusion
Diotima Chattoraj
Biography
Diotima Chattoraj, PhD, is a Research Fellow at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and an Adjunct Research Fellow at James Cook University, Singapore. She focuses on Asian migration, international relations, consumer psychology, and advertising effects. She has authored more than 30 journal articles, 7 books, and several book chapters in leading journals.
