The Transnational Child

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ID13005359
AuthorsAngel Mok (0000-0003-1090-8920, Macquarie University, corresponding author), David Saltmarsh (Macquarie University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume4
Issue1
Pages11-20
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2304/gsch.2014.4.1.11
OpenAlexW2099649179
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited29

Research on migration frequently emphasises the cultural backgrounds of migrants, the numbers migrating, and the impact migrants are likely to have on social cohesion, on wealth and assets, and on vocational skills. Rarely, though, do these studies mention children. This article considers the children of Chinese families who have migrated to Sydney, Australia and the development of their transnational identities. Specifically, the article focuses on three families and is drawn from a larger study on cultural identity and family expectations for school performance. The research is ethnographic in character and finds that the children in the study effectively negotiated both their Chinese and their Australian identities, often to a degree that surprised their parents

Cohesion (chemistry · Ethnography · Identity (music · Pedagogy · Sociology · Vocational education · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Multilingual Education and Policy

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