Singaporean and British transmigrants in China and the cultural politics of 'contact zone'

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-285

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Willis, Katie ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Contact zones; Cultural politics; Professional workers; Singapore; Transnational migration

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SKILLED LABOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 15044361540     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183042000339927     Document Type: Article

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