The construction of transnational spaces by Indian migrants in Australia

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 365-384

  Voigt Graf, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Australia; Indian diaspora; Kinship networks; Migrant; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; DIASPORA; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; KINSHIP; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; NATIONAL IDENTITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15044343406     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183042000339972     Document Type: Article

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