Chinese/Vietnamese Diaspora

<p>Over three decades have passed since the first wave of Indochinese refugees left their homelands. These refugees mainly the Vietnamese fled from war and strife in search of a better life elsewhere. By investigating the Vietnamese diaspora in Asia this book sheds new light on the Asian refugee era (1975-1991) refugee settlement and different patterns of host-guest interactions that will have implications for refugee studies elsewhere. The book provides: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>a clearer historical understanding of the group dynamics among refugees - the ethnic Chinese ‘Vietnamese refugees’ from both the North and South as well as the northern ‘Vietnamese refugees’ </li> <p> </p> <li>an examination of different aspects of migration including: planning for migration choices of migration route and reasons for migration </li> <p> </p> <li>an analysis of the ethnic and refugee politics during the refugee era the settlement and subsequent resettlement.</li> </ul><p>This book will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization migration ethnicities refugee histories and politics.</p>