Asian Immigrants in Canada: Some Findings from 1981 Census

Basavarajappa, K.G.; Verma, Rajeshwar P.

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2435.1985.tb00568.x

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“…The new Asian migrants selected in the independent categories were therefore more likely to be highly educated and qualified than earlier waves of European immigrants An Exploratory Study of the Tourism, Migration-Immigration Nexus 255 (Basavarajappa & Verma, 1985;Hassan & Tan, 1990). The movement of highly skilled Asian migrants has been facilitated by the extension of Western educational systems to Asian countries so that professional and technical training is often directly transferable (Bolaria & Li, 1988: 210).…”

Section: Immigration To New Zealand: Towards Asian Marketsmentioning

confidence: 98%

An Exploratory Study of the Tourism, Migration–Immigration Nexus: Travel Experiences of Chinese Residents in New Zealand

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2000

Current Issues in Tourism

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This paper examines the hitherto undeveloped researcharea which examines the relationship between tourism and migration. Despite the emergence of a number of new studies in this area that have evolved from the interest in 'ethnic tourism', 1 visiting friends and relatives and the relationship of tourism to migration, particularly immigration and emigration, many of these relationships remain tenuous and vague within existing conceptualisations of the area. As a result this paper explores the literature on tourism and migration, seeking to provide a cohesive synthesis of the field from publications within the realms of tourism studies, migration studies, sociology and the effect of globalisation of working lives and patterns of migration and tourism. The paper examines one specific ethnic group within New Zealand, Chinese immigrants, and establishes the travel patterns of the group, the principal motivating factors for travel, significant relationships with their recent immigration experiences and the effect of family and relatives on their travel patterns. The paper uses a hitherto neglected technique to assess the strength of these relationships -correspondence analysis.

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Section: Immigration To New Zealand: Towards Asian Marketsmentioning

confidence: 98%

An Exploratory Study of the Tourism, Migration–Immigration Nexus: Travel Experiences of Chinese Residents in New Zealand

Feng¹,

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2000

Current Issues in Tourism

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“…The very fact that some studies have shown that the economic returns for immigrants are not the same as for native-born Canadians can also suggest that some immigrants encounter market barriers that affect their earnings over and above whatever level of human capital they may possess. The type of barriers may vary depending on the gender and racial origin of immigrants, But the major barriers have to do with immigrants' foreign credentials not being fully recognized in Canada (Basavarajappa and Verma, 1985;Basran and Zong, 1998;McDade, 1988;Rajagopal, 1990), as well as employment discrimination against racial minorities with identifiable linguistic characteristics and racial features (Henry and Ginzberg, 1985;Henry, 1989;Scassa, 1994). In short, earning disparities reflect not only differences in human capital, but also how human capital and its holders are differentially evaluated based on phenotypic characteristics.…”

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Earning Disparities between Immigrants and Native‐born Canadians*

2000

Canadian Review of Sociology

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La contribution economique des immigrants est mesuree par I'ampleur de leurs salaires. Plus on diminue I'kart des salaires, plus les immigrants sont senses se doter du capital humain. En utilisant les d o n n h s du recensement de 1996, cet article compare des groupes d'immigrants avec des Canadiens de naissance de mbme sexe et de mbme origine raciale a quatre niveaux de la region metropolitaine de recensement, definie par la taille de la population. Les resultats indiquent que les immigrants de mbme sexe et de mbme origine raciale gagnent soit le mbme salaire sinon plus que leurs homologues canadiens. Cependant, en prenant en consideration les variations dans le capital humain, I'experience, les differences dans 1'6chelle urbaine, la taille de la population immigrante et le taux de chhmage, tout groupe d'immigrants gagne moins que son homologue canadien. L'ampleur des salaires nets entre les immigrants et les Canadiens de naissance varie selon le sexe, l'origine raciale et moins ainsi selon le niveau de la region metropolitaine de recensement. Plusieurs facteurs, dont les possibilites d'emploi inegales, touchent le salaire des immigrants. I1 n'est pas du tout evident de supposer que la teneur du capital humain des immigrants est inferieure alors qu'elle est dkduite de la disparite de salaires.

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“…Over time, however, these differences attenuate as the forces of assimilation remain strong in Canadian society (Reitz & Breton, 1994). Research also shows that compared with immigrants of European origin, minority immigrants, mostly from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, are more likely to be racialized or stigmatized due to racial discrimination and a greater reluctance on the part of native-born Canadians to accept them as legitimate Canadians or equals (Basavarajappa & Verma, 1985;Beaujot et al, 1988;Henry & Ginzberg, 1985;Reitz & Breton, 1994;Li, 2000Li, , 2001.…”

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Deconstructing Canada’s discourse of immigrant integration

2003

Int. Migration & Integration

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The term"intewation"is commonly used in Canada ~ immigration discourse to rtJ:er to the desirable way by which newcomers should become members ql: the receiving socicttl. Policy-makers, immigration critics, and academics adopt different languages and conceptual tools to articulate integration, but the subtext qf their discourse is similar This paper deconstructs the integration discourse in policy statements, immiL,ation debates, and academic writings. The analysis shows that the discourse t'ndorscs a col(&rmity model in assessing immigrants and a monolithic cultural ):ramework that preaches tolerance in the abstract but remains intolerant toward cultural spec(ficitics deemed outside the mainstream. The subtext is unequivocah Becoming similar to CamTdians is intewation and maintaining cultural d((/i'rence is opposite to integration. The paper advocates a more inclusive approach toward integration.On utilise couramment le terme d'intdgration dans le discoltrs de l'immigration cmzadicnne pour se r~!ti;rcr au moyen souhaitabh" par lequel les nouveaux arrivants devmicnt devcnir membres dc hz soci~;t~ d' accucil. Responsables ties politiques, critiques en matibre d'immisvation et intcllectuels adoptent un langage et zm outil conceptuel d(l~}i%'nts pour exprimer leur point de vue, ttlais le sous-texte de leur discours reste h' m&nt'. Le but de cet artich' est de d&tzanteler ce discours darts les Jnonc~;s de politiques, h's ddbats sur l'immism~tion et los &tits thdoriques. L'am~lyse montre que h" discours adh&e t' 7 un modNc de conformitd dans son dvaluatioli des immi&~rants et qu'il impose t~ ceux-ci un cadre cultural monolithique qui pr&he la tol&ance de mani&e th&~rique mais qui dans la pratique rcste intoh;mnt etmers les spdc(ficitds ctdturelles consid&(es commc dtant ~ l'dcart des coumnts domimu~ts. Le' sous-tcxte est saris (quivoque : devenir semblabh' aux Canadiens, c'est l'intdgmtion et mamtenir urn" d((t&cnce culturelle, c'est le contmire de l'intdgration. Cot article pr&o,ise urn' atwoclw pltls globah" vis h vis de l'inte'uation.

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Asian Immigrants in Canada: Some Findings from 1981 Census

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

An Exploratory Study of the Tourism, Migration–Immigration Nexus: Travel Experiences of Chinese Residents in New Zealand

An Exploratory Study of the Tourism, Migration–Immigration Nexus: Travel Experiences of Chinese Residents in New Zealand

Earning Disparities between Immigrants and Native‐born Canadians*

Deconstructing Canada’s discourse of immigrant integration

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