Re-constructing reverse family remittances: the case of new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand

Ran, Guanyu Jason; Liu, Liangni Sally

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2021.1999221

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“…First, reverse remittances have a vital role in the life of Argentine temporary migrants, supporting previous research questioning the ‘one‐way‐flow’ approach adopted in the study of remittances (Mazzucato, 2011; Guanyu Jason & Liangni Sally, 2021; Palash & Baby‐Collin, 2019; Singh & Cabraal, 2013; Yeboah et al., 2019). Argentine temporary migrants seek transnational economic care from family networks to migrate to Australia, with aspirations of staying permanently in the destination country.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Recent research on care support networks and migration has focused significantly on transnational forms of circulation of care, looking at how this resource is exchanged in multiple forms (Baldassar & Merla, 2014;Madianou, 2013;Parreñas, 2015Parreñas, , 2001. Similarly, the critical role that social networks play in migration processes and how the exchange of care becomes a key facilitator have been well documented (Baldassar & Merla, 2014;Ryan et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Managing the permanent temporariness of prolonged migration: The role of local and transnational care circulation among Argentine temporary migrants in Australia

Dewey,

Baldassar,

Fozdar

2023

Global Networks

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In the past two decades, Australia has shifted from being a settler nation that promoted state‐supported permanent migration to one where the scale and relative importance of temporary migration schemes have grown significantly. In 2017, Australia was the second largest issuing country of temporary visa permits after the United States, with temporary migrants applying, on average, for 3.3 temporary visas and spending 6.4 years in this multi‐step visa journey to achieve permanent residency . As part of a broader research project on the social implications of temporary migration programs, we examine how Argentine temporary migrants exchange care to navigate temporary visa restrictions and the permanent temporariness in which they live. Our central argument is that transnational and local expressions, practices, and processes of care are co‐constituted in particularistic temporary migrant care configurations that facilitate prolonged migration projects and continuity of care over time, despite the precarity that permanent temporariness brings. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork among Argentine temporary migrants, we illustrate the dynamics in which economic, accommodation, personal, practical, emotional and moral care is exchanged. The findings reveal the central role that transnational economic and practical as well as local, including local virtual, proximity care has in the everyday lives of Argentine temporary migrants. Ironically, their fragile temporariness may be an incentive to develop local support networks or maintain strong transnational ties to survive living in limbo.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Managing the permanent temporariness of prolonged migration: The role of local and transnational care circulation among Argentine temporary migrants in Australia

Dewey,

Baldassar,

Fozdar

2023

Global Networks

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“…The reverse remittances described by Fan and Huo is an establsihed sociocultural practice among Chinese immigrant families (Ran & Liu, 2023). Fan and Huo also understood these care commitments as traditional responsibilities (Zhou, 2013).…”

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Chinese grand(parenting) encourages a re‐imagining of Canada's immigration regime

Wang,

Hari

2023

International Migration

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Canada's migration regime prioritizes the admission of young skilled immigrants while restricting elderly immigrants constructed as non‐contributing dependents. We review and compare the current pathways to family reunification for elderly immigrants. Based on interviews with 16 Chinese skilled immigrant mothers and eight sponsored (grand)parents in Edmonton and Ottawa, we highlight the contributions made by elderly Chinese immigrants to social reproduction, intergenerational cultural preservation, and various forms of transnational support. We also reveal the financial and emotional costs incurred by young skilled immigrants who sought to sponsor their elderly parents for permanent residency. Based on these rich conversations, we propose two policy recommendations to reduce the pressure on sponsoring family members and create opportunities for elderly immigrants to access gainful employment.

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“…Countless interdisciplinary studies addressed the significance of material objects concerning identity, lifestyle, and homemaking processes (e.g., Khrenova & Burrell, 2021;Ran & Liu, 2021;Marschall, 2019;Money, 2007).…”

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Freedom of Expression Across Borders: Communication, Culture, and Language

2023

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This book examines how freedom of expression can be defined, shared, acted upon and responded to globally. In curating this volume, the editors collected works on freedom of expression and communication, culture and identity from a broad swath of viewpoints. Scholarly contributions come from a variety of disciplines, including communication, literature, linguistics, translation, journalism, cultural studies, art, and other humanities and social science perspectives. This compilation addresses ideas such as censorship and free speech, minority and migration discourse, language and translation, mass media, including social media and advertising, and humor and political satire.

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Re-constructing reverse family remittances: the case of new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Managing the permanent temporariness of prolonged migration: The role of local and transnational care circulation among Argentine temporary migrants in Australia

Managing the permanent temporariness of prolonged migration: The role of local and transnational care circulation among Argentine temporary migrants in Australia

Chinese grand(parenting) encourages a re‐imagining of Canada's immigration regime

Freedom of Expression Across Borders: Communication, Culture, and Language

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