Political and Social Participation of Asian Migrant Professionals in Australia

本研究的目的是探讨在澳大利亚的亚洲移民专业人士的政治和社会参与。在探讨这一问题时，重点分析了这些人在多大程度上利用他们的专业知识和技能参与了澳大利亚政治和社会的主流，以及他们如何在多元文化背景下重塑和优化他们的亚洲背景和网络资源。通过对访谈资料的分析和文献研究，本文认为：在澳大利亚，特别是在霍华德政府时期，人们经历了多元文化主义的新自由化。在这种环境下，亚洲移民专业人员作为公民以平衡的方式参与政治和社会。值得注意的是，她们不仅参加了政治/公共竞技场，而且还参加了经济和家庭/私人竞技场。他们的文化和经济资源，即英语水平和专业知识，是使他们能够参与政治和社会的重要因素，在政治和社会参与的主张和策略上，他们在明确自己作为澳大利亚公民的立场和强调自己对澳大利亚社会的贡献的同时，也意识到自己在公共竞技场中作为亚洲人或少数族裔的根源，并经常认识到自己的根源是他们贡献的基础。即使在新自由主义时代的多元文化中，他们的活动也不仅仅是个人的和生产性的。他们作为多元文化主义支持者的活动有可能改变目前的状况。他们的英语水平和专业知识是很强的优势，他们可以被视为移民研究中的新型移民。

The objective of this study was to examine the political and social participation of Asian migrant professionals in Australia. lb approach this issue, focus was placed on analyzing the degree to which such individuals have participated in mainstream of Australian politics and society as citizens by taking advantage of their expertise and skills, and how they have reshaped and optimized their Asian backgrounds and networks as resources in the context of multiculturalism. The following points have been demonstrated through an analysis of interviews with the informants and the literature research.In Australia, especially under the Howard government, people have experienced the neo-liberalization of multiculturalism. In this environment, Asian migrant professionals participated as citizens in politics and society in a balanced manner. It is remarkable that they have participated in the political/public arena as well as in the economic and family/private arena. Their cultural and economic resources, namely English proficiency and expertise, are significant factors that have enabled their political and social participation.On their assertion and strategy of political and social participation, while they make their standpoint as Australian citizens clear and emphasize their contribution to Australian society, they are also conscious of their roots as Asians or ethnic minorities in the public arena, and often recognize their own roots as the basis of their contribution. Even in the multiculturalism of the neo-liberal age, their activities are not simply characterized as individual and productive. Their activities as supporters of multiculturalism have the potential to transform the current situation. Their English proficiency and expertise are strong advantages, and they can be regarded as a new type of immigrant in migration studies.