Filipino Refugees in Sabah: State Responses, Public Stereotypes and the Dilemma Over Their Future
Filipino Refugees in Sabah: State Responses, Public Stereotypes and the Dilemma Over Their Future
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沙巴的菲律宾难民：国家的反应、公众的成见以及未来的困境
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2009
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A. Kassim
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A. Kassim
在过去的40年里，马来西亚的外国公民流入有所增加。其中有相当数量的难民，2008年估计在57 000至70 500人之间。这些难民大多来自邻国，只在马来西亚半岛和东部沙巴州发现。本文仅限于沙巴州的菲律宾难民，探讨了国家对难民的管理，普通公众对他们的各种刻板印象，以及国家对他们未来的两难境地。这些刻板印象的有效性是通过观察他们的日常生活来检验的。他们的家庭结构和组成、社区组织、经济活动以及他们与“他人”和国家的互动。突出了外部限制对他们生活的负面影响，特别是在沙巴州出生和长大的第二代和第三代难民的法律地位不明确。通过呈现他们严酷的生活现实，作者希望驳斥公众对他们的一些误解，并通过这样做帮助国家克服对难民未来的两难境地。这篇论文是基于2003年至2005年间断断续续进行的实地调查。
Over the past four decades Malaysia has seen a rise in the inflow of foreign nationals. Among them are a substantial number of refugees estimated to be between 57,000 and 70,500 in 2008. The refugees, who are largely fromneighbouring countries, are only found in Peninsula Malaysia and the eastern state of Sabah. This paper, which limits itself to Filipino refugees in Sabah examines state administration of the refugees, the various stereotypes accorded to them by the general public and the dilemma of the state over their future. The validity of these stereotypes is tested by looking at their daily lives viz. their family structure and composition, community organisations, economic activities and their interactions with “others” and the state. The negative impact of external constraints on their lives is highlighted, particularly the ambiguous legal status of second and third generation refugees born and bred in Sabah. By presenting the stark realities of their lives, the writer hopes to refute some public misconceptions about them and by doing so help the state overcome its dilemma over the future of the refugees. The paper is based on fieldworks carried out intermittently between 2003 and 2005.