Divergent Patterns and Experiences
of Integration: Findings about Chinese and Indian Immigrants in Los Angele
s\, Vancouver\, and Singapore
A public webinar co-organized b
y the UBC School of Social Work and the UCLA Asia Pacific Center. This eve
nt is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies and the NTU Divi
sion of Sociology
Friday\, April 16\, 2021
[ Abstract ]
Chi
nese and South Asian contemporary immigrants constitute two of the largest
Asia-origin groups in many countries\, including Canada\, Singapore and the
United States. Although they are generally hyper-selected and are generall
y well-integrated economically in the host society\, their lived experience
s on the ground are more complex than expected. In this e-forum we will pre
sent findings of an international study which examines how immigrant select
ivity and contexts of reception shape identity formation\, sense of belongi
ng\, and the idea of home in Los Angeles\, Singapore and Vancouver. Finding
s suggest that these contemporary Asian immigrants\, especially the highly
skilled\, do not fit neatly into the linear models of assimilation. Rather\
, they display multivariate\, and even peculiar and counterintuitive\, patt
erns of sociocultural integration.
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