Transnationalism and the Indo-Fijian Diaspora
The Relationship of Indo-Fijians to India and its People
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3658445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Voigt-Graf, Carmen Voigt‐graf (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-109 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-6868 • E-ISSN: 1469-9540 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07256860701759956 |
| OpenAlex | W2060980687 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper investigates the relationships of Indo-Fijians to their ancestral homeland, both in Fiji and following their secondary migration to Australia. Most Indo-Fijians are descendants of indentured labourers to Fiji. The majority have long ago lost all personal contacts with India. During their stay in Fiji, their social, cultural and religious practices have undergone many changes. Their experiences with subcontinental Indians are limited and their views of India and of subcontinental Indians largely based on ignorance, indifference and stereotypes. Recent efforts of the Indian government at fostering relations with its 20 million strong diaspora are primarily aimed at wealthy Indian migrants in the West and descendants of indentured Indians have attracted comparatively little interest in India. Many Indo-Fijians have left Fiji and resettled in the developed Pacific Rim countries, especially Australia. In the wake of this secondary migration, Indo-Fijians have realised that their social and cultural distance from subcontinental Indians is too great to be narrowed by a shared ethnicity. In the process, they have developed a Pacific identity and have constructed a transnational space around Fiji as the new centre largely excluding the cultural hearth India
Diaspora · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Homeland · Ignorance · Indo-Pacific · Nigerians · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transnationalism · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |