The Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (APMJ) was launched in 1992, borne out of the conviction of the need to have a migration journal originating from the region that would provide a regional perspective of migration.    Users will be able to read any article published from 1992 to 2006, to search all the articles by words or keywords and to copy or print partially or fully any article.

The Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (APMJ) was established in 1992 with the aim of providing a regional perspective on migration issues. It serves as a platform for researchers to access articles published from 1992 to 2006, allowing users to search for articles by keywords and to copy or print any article, either partially or in full.

《Asian and Pacific Migration Journal》（亚太移民期刊）创刊于1992年，旨在提供一个来自该地区的移民研究视角，以满足对移民问题的研究需求。用户可以阅读1992年至2006年间发表的所有文章，按关键词搜索所有文章，并可以部分或完整地复制或打印任何文章。

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Diaspora and transnationalism have been known to be intertwiningly related. Compared to the transnational connectivity of the Vietnamese diaspora residing in the West, the ones conducted by those living in Thailand have not yet received sufficient attention. The study seeks to investigate the trans-border connections of Vietnamese-Thais from when they held refugee status to the present day when Thai citizenship was granted, and to analyze differences in transnational making between the second and third diaspora generations. In-depth interviews, participant observation and document research were utilized. The findings reveal that being labeled as a refugee limited the transnationality of the Vietnamese diaspora and distanced nationalism from their homeland. In contrast, possessing the host country’s citizenship facilitates community engagement in multiple trans-border ties with both their home country and other Vietnamese diaspora groups settling around the world. Unlike the second-generation parents, the third generation did not experience a far-distanced nationalism with their ancestral country. Contemporarily, the third generation enjoys transnationality like their second-generation parents, but in a more “trendy” way.

Tu Anh Thi Nguyen

Asian and Pacific migration journal

Vietnamese diaspora in Thailand and the making of transnationality

泰国越南侨民与跨国性构建

This study examines the growing trend of Chinese guardian mothers relocating to Chiang Mai, Thailand, for their children’s early childhood education. Through semi-structured interviews conducted from January 2019 to June 2023, involving 18 Chinese guardian mothers in Chiang Mai, the findings reveal three main factors. China’s increasing national prosperity has fueled a desire for early childhood education in globalized settings with English-medium instruction. Thailand’s migrant-friendly environment and cultural diversity contribute to its appeal as a destination. The mothers adopt a unique approach, combining their Chinese identity with intercultural dynamics.

Jinsheng (Jason) Zhu

Zitao Liu

Xiaoping Shen

Chinese guardian mothers in Thailand: Cultural constraints, societal obstacles and tactical changes

泰国华人护母：文化制约、社会障碍与策略转变

Japan welcomes highly educated migrants, but do these migrants stay on in Japan? Drawing on a web survey of 600 immigrant employees working in Japan, this paper evaluates different factors influencing migrants’ stay and leave intentions. The results indicate that economic and employment-related reasons have limited impact on migrants’ stay intentions. Nationalities also predict migrants’ varied willingness to stay in Japan, indicating the blurring boundary between economic and cultural logics of migration. Among all factors, marrying locals provides the strongest incentive to stay, demonstrating again that affective and social ties exercise the most power in anchoring the migrants.

Gracia Liu-Farrer

The logics of staying for highly skilled Asian migrants in Japan

高技能亚洲移民在日本居留的逻辑

This study delves into the heightened dynamics of homeland attachment within the Karen diaspora following the 2021 Myanmar military coup. It examines how this critical event has catalyzed a stronger sense of belonging and identity among the displaced Karen people across global diasporic communities. Drawing on qualitative data, this research highlights the intensified connection to their homeland that the Karen diaspora maintains, despite geographical separation and the transformative impact of resettlement. The concept of “homeland” for the Karen goes beyond physical borders, encompassing the shared experiences and narratives fostered within refugee camps and passed down through generations. This paper discusses how post-coup displacement has reshaped identity and how notions of home are re-envisioned within the diaspora’s collective memory and cultural practices. It demonstrates that homeland attachment is a complex mosaic of collective memories, cultural practices and a persistent sense of belonging that transcends boundaries. By exploring the transnational identities of the Karen diaspora post-coup, this work provides insights into the mechanisms by which displaced communities maintain their cultural uniqueness and affirm their belonging in a globalized world. The findings present a nuanced view of the dual challenges of assimilation and cultural retention, offering a deeper understanding of the strategies the Karen diaspora employs to preserve their identity in the face of these forces.

Mai Phuc Thinh

Strengthened by struggle: Homeland attachment in the Karen diaspora after the 2021 Myanmar coup

斗争中的强化：2021年缅甸政变后克伦侨民的家园依恋

This paper looks at older Filipino female migrants in Malaysia. Based on semi-structured interviews and FGDs I conducted in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya from February to March 2018 and in August 2018, I found that women’s experiences of aging are linked to gender, social class and societal expectations of their familial roles. For them, family obligations as breadwinners meant working as domestic workers in Malaysia even way into their older years. While old age is not a hindrance to them to perform transnational care toward their left-behind families, tensions and ambivalence are present within their intergenerational relationships.

Johanna O. Zulueta

Older women migrants in Malaysia and their left-behind families

马来西亚老年女性移民及其留守家庭

This paper uses social anchoring to emphasize the psychological dimension of foreign professionals’ access to employment in South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s “occupation-centered” employment system provides relatively easy access to migrants in high-tech fields. However, migrants outside such fields face psychological insecurity because of stringent visa regulations and limited job opportunities. In contrast, migrants in Japan’s “organization-centered” employment system have easier access to stable employment, but only if they conform to Japanese homogenizing business norms. In sum, highly skilled migrants may not foresee a promising future in either country given the elusiveness of socio-psychological security.

Helena Hof

Aimi Muranaka

Joohyun Justine Park

Employment as an anchor: The prospects of emerging East Asian skilled migration regimes through the lens of migrants’ access to the labor market

就业作为锚点：通过移民进入劳动力市场的视角看新兴东亚技术移民制度的前景

This paper analyzed the potential of remittances in developing the rural hometowns of migrants and their families. Researchers employed a mixed methods tool, the Remittance Investment Climate Analysis in Rural Hometowns (RICART), for over eight years in six municipalities in the Philippines. We found that there is no common trend among municipalities that combining a sound investment climate, an ample number of financial institutions, high levels of residents’ financial literacy and an active program for migrants and their families all ensure remittances-induced hometown investing. Improving rural residents’ financial knowledge and instituting investment climate reforms may help direct remittances to local development.

Abbreviation	Asian. Pac. Migr. J.
Journal Impact	1.32
Quartiles(Global)	DEMOGRAPHY(Q3)

ISSN	0117-1968, 2057-049X
h-index	34

Publication Information	Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 1992，Proportion of original research papers: 100.00%，Self Citation Rate:14.30%， Gold OA Rate: 12.00%

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Vietnamese diaspora in Thailand and the making of transnationality

Chinese guardian mothers in Thailand: Cultural constraints, societal obstacles and tactical changes

The logics of staying for highly skilled Asian migrants in Japan

Strengthened by struggle: Homeland attachment in the Karen diaspora after the 2021 Myanmar coup

Older women migrants in Malaysia and their left-behind families

Vietnamese diaspora in Thailand and the making of transnationality

Chinese guardian mothers in Thailand: Cultural constraints, societal obstacles and tactical changes

Employment as an anchor: The prospects of emerging East Asian skilled migration regimes through the lens of migrants’ access to the labor market

Older women migrants in Malaysia and their left-behind families

Remittance investment climate analysis: Ascertaining the local development potential of overseas remittances in Philippine rural hometowns