New theoretical dialogues on migration in China: introduction to the special issue

H Zhu, J Qian - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This special issue emerges from the observation that the current literatures on migration in
China are constrained by a series of shortfalls, including a relative topical homogeneity …

Circumstantial migration: how Gambian journeys to China enrich migration theory

J Carling, HØ Haugen - New Theoretical Dialogues on Migration …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Migration processes are often said to involve elements of choice and constraint in variable
measure. However, this bipolar framing may fail to capture the twists and turns in many …

The poetics of identity making: precarity and agency in Tahmima Anam's The Good Muslim

XY Chew, MP Asl - Journal for Cultural Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Bangladesh experienced a massive surge in humanitarian crises after the 1971 Liberation
War due to the systematic use of violence at both public and private spheres. Fictional …

Network-diversification and trust-building strategies of transnational migrant entrepreneurs: evidence from African migrant entrepreneurs in South China

X Jin, G Bolt, B Spierings, P Hooimeijer - Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores how African entrepreneurs in Guangzhou manage to survive in an
environment that is characterized by harsh competition and major institutional restrictions …

Traversing Precarity: The Socioeconomic Mobility of Female Migrant Building Workers in China

M Jayne, W Siying, W Chenhui - Annals of the American …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article is located at the nexus of three bodies of geographical research. First, we
respond to calls for careful and considered engagement with conditions, subjectivities, and …

Getting good sleep with family support: the role of fear of crime and loneliness

C Xia, J Xu, Y Wang - Behavioral Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sleep problems in middle-aged and older people can threaten their physical and mental
health. Family support is regarded as a key factor that affects sleep quality, but the influence …

Living together or apart? International migrants and family coresidence in Yiwu, China

C Chen, R Rylee, CC Fan - Eurasian Geography and Economics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Most studies of migrant family separation and reunification concern migration to Europe or
North America, where many migrants settle permanently and some institutions facilitate their …

Agency and mobility in the context of development-induced migration: the case of Three Gorges out-migrants

D Feng, H Zhu, Y Wang - New Theoretical Dialogues on Migration …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Recently, scholarship on migration has shifted to address people's agency and reflexivity,
particularly those of marginal groups such as refugees, older migrants and rural-urban …

The intimate affliction of vicarious racialization: Afro-Chinese couples in South China

W Wang, AP Hoang, LP Jordan - Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Racial prejudice and discrimination towards Africans in Guangzhou have been widely
documented and are systemic. Nonetheless, conjugal unions and family formation between …

Religion and perceived attitudes among African immigrants in Guangzhou, China

S Du, Z Liang - Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Motivated by the fast-emerging literature on African immigrants in new destinations, this
paper examines the role of religion in the African immigrants' perceived attitudes of Chinese …