Multi-Local Residence, Transnational Networks: Chinese ‘Astronaut’ Families in New Zealand
Multi-Local Residence, Transnational Networks: Chinese ‘Astronaut’ Families in New Zealand
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多地居住、跨国网络：新西兰的华人“宇航员”家庭
DOI：
10.1177/011719680201100107
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发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Elsie Ho
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作者：
Elsie Ho
本文采用纵向调查数据，探讨了一些香港华人家庭在1990年代初定居在新西兰的动态。它审查了家庭成员在适应东道国和前祖国的机会时家庭结构、定居和就业经历的变化。数据表明，20世纪90年代初盛行的“宇航员”家庭的刻板印象不再合适。在新的跨国家庭结构中，家庭成员分散在几个国家，而不是持续居住在一个地方。最后一节讨论了研究结果对解决问题的政策影响。
This paper uses longitudinal survey data to explore the dynamics of some Hong Kong Chinese families that have settled in New Zealand during the early 1990s. It examines the changes in family structure, settlement and employment experiences as family members adjust to opportunities in both their host country and their former homeland. The data suggest that the stereotype of the ‘astronaut’ family that prevailed in the early 1990s is no longer appropriate. In the new transnational family structure, members are dispersing over several countries, rather than residing continuously in only one place. The policy implications of the research findings for settlement are discussed in the concluding section.