The Vietnamese in Montreal, Canada

Reflections on Intangible Capital and Immigration

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11147635
AutoresLouis-Jacques Dorais (Université Laval), Louis‐jacques Dorais (Université Laval, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume18
Fascículo2
Páginas231-254
Data de publicação2009-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/011719680901800203
OpenAlexW2047601569
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas23

This article examines how a relatively high level of intangible capital has enabled the relatively rapid integration of Montreal Vietnamese, thus making of them “model” minorities, without forsaking their culture and identity. Three major dimensions of the Vietnamese experience in Montreal are examined: ethnic community life, economic and social integration into mainstream society, and transnational ties. It is shown that these dimensions complement each other, and that each of them contributes in fostering one of the three forms of social capital – bonding, bridging and linking – as defined by Robert Putnam (2000). The article concludes on some theoretical implications concerning the role and limits of human and social capital drawn from the Vietnamese example

Capital (architecture · Ethnic group · Geography · Identity (music · Immigration · Mainstream · Political science · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Vietnamese · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy