Overview

This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture and literature from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. The Asian region not only constitutes one of the largest diasporic populations in the world but also the most diversified diasporas in terms of their historical trajectories of emigration, geographical spread, economic and political strength, socio-cultural integration in the host country and transnational engagement with the homeland. Divided thematically into six broad sections, the chapters in this handbook critically discuss and debate some of the pertinent issues of Asian transnationalism: Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism Transnationalism and Socio-Cultural Identities Transnationalism, Education and Infrastructure Transnationalism, Gender and Development Transnationalism and Dynamics of Diasporic Politics Transnationalism, Art and Media The Routledge Handbook of Asian Transnationalism will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and students interested in the study of international migration, Asian diaspora and transnationalism. Chapter 29 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Author:   Ajaya Kumar Sahoo (University of Hyderabad, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9780367714642

ISBN 10:   0367714647
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   13 March 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction. Asian Transnationalism Ajaya K. Sahoo PART I. Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism 1. Transnationalism, Activism and Civil Society in Japan Simon Avenell 2. Tracing Hmong/Miao Diasporic Circuits and Transcultural Engagements Louisa Schein and Chia Youyee Vang 3. A Historical Materialist Approach to Transnational Japanese Studies Suma Ikeuchi 4. South Asians in the New World: Hindoos, Coolies and Model Minorities Indira Karamcheti 5. Shifting Identities in Northeastern Cambodia: From Slaves to Indigenous Peoples Ian G. Baird PART II. Transnationalism and Socio-Cultural Identities 6. Transnational Spirits and Cultural Identity: A Case Study of Vietnamese Diasporic Communities in San Jose City, USA and Jingdao Island, China Nguyen Thi Hien 7. The Thaipusam Festival in Malaysia: On Ritual Polytropy Teo Sue Ann 8. Japanese American and Okinawan American Transnationalism in Hawai‘i and the Continental United States Jonathan Y. Okamura 9. Folklore in the Making of Chinese American Identity Juwen Zhang 10. Commodifying Transnationalism for the General Audience Minh X. Nguyen PART III. Transnationalism, Education and Infrastructure 11. Indonesian Transnational Identity and Migration Journey: Education and the Lack Thereof Agustian Sutrisno and Yoga Prasetyo 12. School Alumni, Transnationalism and Asian Diaspora: An Unexplored Potential for Researchers Niranjan Casinader, Howard Prosser, Fiona Longmuir and Peter van Cuylenburg 13. Infrastructuring Student Mobilities in Asia Yi’En Cheng 14. Australia-India Student Mobility and Performances of Transnationalism Michele Lobo, Anna Kent and David Lowe 15. Chinese Transnational Student Mobilities and Experiences in Canada: Gendering the Student-Migrant Narrative Amrita Hari and Chen Wang-Dufil PART IV. Transnationalism, Gender and Development 16. Everyday Transnational Lives of Uzbek Migrants in Russia: A Socio-Legal Perspective Rustamjon Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev 17. Domestic Violence in Diasporic Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrant Populations in the United States Stewart Chang 18. Performance As/Is Care in the Transnational Space: Caring at a Distance and in Proximity Peilin Liang 19. Writing the ""Other"" NRIs through a Transnational Lens in Goat Days and Painting Kuwait Violet Sukanya Gupta 20. Migration, Transnationalism and Development: The Case of Indonesian Diaspora Azlan Tajuddin PART V. Transnationalism and Dynamics of Diasporic Politics 21. Race, Anxiety and Shopping in the Australian Outback: Indian Hawkers and Victoria’s 1884 Smallpox Outbreak Arunima Datta 22. Papering Over Racial Capitalism: Anticolonial Newspapers and Gujarati Merchants in Colonial Mauritius Ketaki Pant 23. Governing the Kazakh Diaspora: Kazakhstan’s Evolving Policies and Institutions towards Kazakhs Abroad Işık Kuşçu-Bonnenfant 24. Political Participation and Representation of South Asian and Chinese Canadians: Evidence from the Greater Toronto Area Shuguang Wang 25. Migration, Transnationalism and Citizenship in Kyrgyzstan Vanessa Ruget PART VI. Transnationalism, Art and Media 26. Tibetan Self-Immolation in the Art of Tenzing Rigdol Sarah Magnatta 27. Transnational Dialogues and Contemporary Art in Japan: ""Missing Pieces"" Rebecca Jennison and Cynthea J. Bogel 28. Contemporary Film Culture and Convergence: Cinemediated Solidarity Anne Ciecko 29. K-pop Trans/Nationalism Kyong Yoon 30. Asian Youth and Resistance in Transnational Media Veluree Metaveevinij

Reviews

""Bringing together a wide range of scholarship on Asian transnationalism in the post-World War II era, this handbook moves beyond US exceptionalism to examine migrant communities in Russia, for example, and is similarly noteworthy for its inclusion of less well-studied groups such as the Uzbek and Kazakh diasporas."" Emma J. Teng Director, Global Languages, and T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Asian Civilizations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA ""A rich tapestry on Asian transnationalism, this Handbook weaves together diverse locations and issues across the globe. It spans regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Antipodes, on the one hand, and, on the other, microcosmic intricacies of the Hmong communities, Uzbeks in Russia, Tibetan self-immolation, just to name a few. The broad transnational canvas on refugees, overseas students, and immigrants and their children is meticulously painted through the interdisciplinary lens of sociology, politics, economics, psychology, ethnic studies, and art."" Sheng-mei Ma Professor of English, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA

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Ajaya K. Sahoo is Professor and Head of the Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

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