Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Nationalism

Introduction: Asian Diasporic Nationalism

Ajaya K. Sahoo

Part-I: Historicizing Diasporic Nationalism

1.     The Diasporic Dilemmas of Korean Immigrant Nationalism, 1905-1945

Richard S Kim

2.     The Making of the Overseas Filipino: Global Migrations and Nationhood in Philippine History

Filomeno Aguilar

3.     Anticommunist Nationalism in the Vietnamese Diaspora

Y Thien Nguyen

4.     Remembering 1971: Contested Nationalisms, Memories and Identities in the British Bangladeshi Diaspora

Diwas Bisht

5.     Chinese Diaspora and Transnationalism

Cheun Hoe Yow

Part-II: Diasporic Nationalism and Homeland Politics

6.     Migration and Political Elite Formation in Lebanon

Paul Tabar & Wahib Maalouf

7.     Chinese Diaspora, Diasporic Nationalism, and Diaspora Engagement

Sheng Ding

8.     Revolutionizing Bangladesh from afar: ‘Londoni’ Long-distance Nationalists and the July Revolution

Jacco Visser

9.     The Filipino Diaspora: Agents of Change or Guardians of Tradition in the Homeland?

Jean Paul L. Zialcita & Jorge V. Tigno

10.  New Dimensions of Syrian Armenian Diasporas in Armenia and Australia

Marisa Della Gatta

11.  Engagement with Expectations: Institutionalization and Challenges of Turkey’s Diaspora Policy

Vahram Ter-Matevosyan

Part-III: Diaspora and Cultural Nationalism

12.  Nationalism “Back Home” and Diasporicity: Japanese Modern Overseas Migration and Representations of the Japanese Diaspora in Television Drama Series

Yuko Kawai

13.  Youth Resilience and Nationalism in the Indonesian Diaspora: Overcoming Challenges and Preserving Culture

Margaretha Hanita & Ridwan Arifin

14.  Reclaiming the Narrative of Hindu Pluralism

Jeffery D. Long

15.  A Diaspora Under Two Flags: Buddhism and Politics in Europe’s “Little Hanois” and “Little Saigons”

Janet Alison Hoskins & Nguyễn Thị Hiền

16.  Rethinking Nationalism and the Discourse of Preservation through Music Education in a Cambodian American Community

Jeffrey Dyer & Punisa Pov

17.  Diaspora, Music, and Trans-nationalism: Echoes of Indian Heritage in the Caribbean

Shazia Khan

Part-IV: Diaspora and Ethnonationalism

18.  Immigrant Identities in Ethno-nationalist Japan: Generational Changes, Racial Mixing, and Future Direction

Yu-Anis Aruga, Yuna Sato & Rennan Okawa

19.  WeChat and the Politics of Trans/Nationalism: Chinese-Australians during Covid-19

Wanning Sun

20.  Managing Diasporic Returns: Contrasting Approaches to Peoplehood and Returnee Integration in Japan and Korea

Ingyu Oh, Dong-Hoon Seol & Minkyung Choi

21.  Contemporary Nationalisms in Korea

Iain Watson

22.  The Complexity of Transnationalism in the British-Bangladeshi Diaspora

Aminul Hoque

23.  Homeland Nationalism amongst the Nepali Diasporas

Kalyan Bhandari

Biography

Ajaya K. Sahoo is Professor and Head of the Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, India. His teaching and research interests include immigration, diaspora, ethnicity, religion, and transnationalism. He is the editor of the Journal of South Asian Diaspora, published by Taylor and Francis.

"Covering such a large region and wide array of topics was always going to be difficult, but the editor and his twenty-three contributors have risen to the challenge with great élan. It is impossible to praise everyone, but the chapters on youth nationalism are particularly notable. This volume will provide a rich resource for many scholars."

-- Professor Robin Cohen, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

"This timely and insightful volume is an essential resource for students and researchers exploring nationalism, migration, and transnationalism. By examining Asian diasporas in the context of rising nationalisms, it offers a nuanced understanding of identity, belonging, and digital engagement across borders. A vital contribution to diaspora and global studies."

-- Professor Marie Gillespie, The Open University, United Kingdom

"This is an important collection that brings together illuminating and careful analyses from different academic disciplines to help us understand the complexity of national and transnational processes in a rapidly globalizing world. The focus on Asian diasporas is particularly important as power shifts from the Global North to the Global South, where the Asian region is playing an increasingly crucial role."

-- Professor John Eade, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom

"This handbook offers a very rich compilation of case studies on various Asian diasporas and their politics, identities, and specific episodes, during which they have been mobilized or tend to self-mobilize. For anybody interested in Asian diasporas, this handbook is not to be missed."

-- Professor Antje Missbach, Bielefeld University, Germany

"This volume thoughtfully explores the complex intersections between diaspora and nationalism through rich case studies of Asian communities. By focusing on homeland politics, cultural expression, and ethno-nationalism, it offers a grounded and multifaceted view of how diasporic identities are shaped, negotiated, and mobilized across time and space."

-- Professor Bosmat Yefet, Ariel University, Israel