Abstract
Rapid economic growth in East Asia brings with it not only a development ‘miracle’ but also increased migration within and from China as well as in the Northeast–Southeast Asia corridors. The expanding migration flows make Chinese families in Singapore, Taiwan, mainland China and Hong Kong one of the most noticeable groups whose life trajectory is punctuated by migration. This special issue is a collective endeavour to explore deeply the internal dynamics between Chinese family members across generations in regard to care, production and reproduction in light of the challenges and opportunities brought about by neoliberal globalisation.
Highlights
Rapid economic growth in East Asia brings with it a development ‘miracle’ and increased migration within and from China as well as in the Northeast–Southeast Asia corridors
Internal dynamics within families will over the long term affect wider socio-economic development in East Asian economies
By treating the family as a unit of analysis, the scholars included in this special issue present the ways in which migration brings about changes to the Chinese family and how these changes test the resilience of structural forces within the family
Summary
Rapid economic growth in East Asia brings with it a development ‘miracle’ and increased migration within and from China as well as in the Northeast–Southeast Asia corridors. Internal dynamics within families will over the long term affect wider socio-economic development in East Asian economies This special issue is an opportune collective endeavour to explore deeply the internal dynamics between Chinese family members across generations. Chinese family members depart from or return to their hometowns, they may be reunited with their old or new family in their destinations and their preference for homebased care sees them accommodating migrant carers in their household Their decisions and experiences in these migration flows exemplify how family has become deeply entrenched in the logic of neoliberalism shaping contemporary societies. They integrate document analysis of parliamentary debates, government briefs, migrant workers’ handbooks and social survey results Supported by such analytical rigour, this special issue demonstrates how individuals in the family negotiate patriarchy, patrilocality and hypergamy in contemporary times and how their agency, growing out of this struggle, opens a new inroad for us to grasp the dynamics within this migration–family nexus. Based on their significant findings, they indicate new directions for future research and practices for policymakers and practitioners in the areas of migration, population, family, gender, education and welfare
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