Discourse on migration and ethnic identity: interviews with professionals in Hong Kong

"This paper has revealed a complex set of relationships between migration, place and ethnic identity [in Hong Kong]. On the one hand, ethnic identity is shaped by the places where people have lived, particularly the places where they have spent the early years of their life; on the other [hand]...

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Published inTransactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965) Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 342
Main Authors Li, F L, Jowett, A J, Findlay, A M, Skeldon, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1995
Subjects
Asia
Culture
Demography
Developing Countries
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic Groups
Far East
Hong Kong
Population
Population Characteristics
Population Dynamics
Hong Kong
Far East
Asia
Ethnic Groups
International Migration
Hong Kong
Asia
Cultural Background
Migration
Population Characteristics
Population
Developing Countries
Eastern Asia
Demographic Factors
Population Dynamics
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Summary:"This paper has revealed a complex set of relationships between migration, place and ethnic identity [in Hong Kong]. On the one hand, ethnic identity is shaped by the places where people have lived, particularly the places where they have spent the early years of their life; on the other [hand], places--being the context for socialization--provide the milieux where people learn who and what they are and how to act..." The authors note that "while legislation clearly regulates levels of immigration, international migration is also self-regulated by potential migrants in relation to interpretations of their ethnic identities and their perceptions of 'other' places."
ISSN:0020-2754
DOI:10.2307/622655