The Chinese/Vietnamese Diaspora: Revisiting the boat people

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 refugee settlement and different patterns of host-guest interactions that will have implications for refugee studies elsewhere.The contributors provide: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'.A better understanding of the different aspects of migration, including planning for migration, choices of migration route, and a recounting of reasons for migration, which are sometimes durable, but which also shift over time.Intertwined ethnic and refugee politics within the Vietnamese boatpeople period and the subsequent resettlementA new recognition of the Vietnamese refugee diaspora in Asia, hinting at a different model of settlement and home-settlement connections.This book will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, migration, ethnicities, refugee histories and politics.