The Vietnamese in Montreal, Canada

Reflections on Intangible Capital and Immigration

Bibliographic Data

ID11147635
AuthorsLouis-Jacques Dorais (Université Laval), Louis‐jacques Dorais (Université Laval, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume18
Issue2
Pages231-254
Publication date2009-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/011719680901800203
OpenAlexW2047601569
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited23

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