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Cover -- Half Title -- Endorsements -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Asian Transnationalism -- PART I: Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism -- 1. Transnationalism, Activism and Civil Society in Japan -- 2. Tracing Hmong/Miao Diasporic Circuits and Transcultural Engagements -- 3. A Historical Materialist Approach to Transnational Japanese Studies -- 4. South Asians in the New World: Hindoos, Coolies and Model Minorities -- 5. Shifting Identities in Northeastern Cambodia: From Slaves to Indigenous Peoples -- PART II: Transnationalism and Socio-Cultural Identities -- 6. Transnational Spirits and Cultural Identity: A Case Study of Vietnamese Diasporic Communities in San Jose City, USA and Jingdao Island, China -- 7. The Thaipusam Festival in Malaysia: On Ritual Polytropy -- 8. Japanese American and Okinawan American Transnationalism in Hawai'i and the Continental United States -- 9. Folklore in the Making of Chinese American Identity -- 10. Commodifying Transnationalism for the General Audience -- PART III: Transnationalism, Education and Infrastructure -- 11. Indonesian Transnational Identity and Migration Journey: Education and the Lack Thereof -- 12. School Alumni, Transnationalism and Asian Diaspora: An Unexplored Potential for Researchers -- 13. Infrastructuring Student Mobilities in Asia -- 14. Australia-India Student Mobility and Performances of Transnationalism -- 15. Chinese Transnational Student Mobilities and Experiences in Canada: Gendering the Student-Migrant Narrative -- PART IV: Transnationalism, Gender and Development -- 16. Everyday Transnational Lives of Uzbek Migrants in Russia: A Socio-Legal Perspective -- 17. Domestic Violence in Diasporic Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrant Populations in the United States.

Introduction -- Asian Transnationalism / Ajaya K. Sahoo -- Part 1. Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism -- Part 2. Transnationalism and Socio Cultural Identities -- Part 3. Transnationalism, Education, and Infrastructure -- Part 4. Transnationalism, Gender, and Development -- Part 5. Transnationalism and Dynamics of Diasporic Politics -- Part 6. Transnationalism, Art, and Media.

Introduction -- Asian Transnationalism / Ajaya K. Sahoo -- Part 1. Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism -- Part 2. Transnationalism and Socio Cultural Identities -- Part 3. Transnationalism, Education, and Infrastructure -- Part 4. Transnationalism, Gender, and Development -- Part 5. Transnationalism and Dynamics of Diasporic Politics -- Part 6. Transnationalism, Art, and Media.

Introduction : South Asian migrations / Ajaya K. Sahoo -- Irregular migration in South Asia / Lakshman Dissanayake -- South Asians in Britain : migration, settlement, and conflict / Brett Bebber -- The complexity of large-scale migrations from South Asia to the Gulf / Marko Valenta, Zan Strabac, Jo Jakobsen & Mouawiya Al Awad -- Migration of health workforce in the South Asian Region / Ayona Bhattacharjee & Pralok Gupta -- Distress-induced migration in South Asia : can watershedshelp as infrastructures of desirable immobility? / Shashank Deora & Pankaj Sekhsaria -- South Asian migrant literature in the UK / Virinder Kalra -- Racialized language ideologies challenging the educational opportunities of South Asian students in Hong Kong / Wai-chi Chee -- Migration and domination : Gauda Saraswat Brahmanas of south western India / Nagendra Rao -- Language and power in South Asian transnational migration : case studies from Pakistan / Tony Capstick -- Literary perspective on Sri Lankan migration to the United Kingdom / Rimi Nath -- Protection and mobility in the time of pandemic / Nasreen Chowdhory & Shamna Thachampoyil -- Reverse capital : South Asian migrants in irregular migration contexts / Adrian A. Khan -- Staying on and "immobility capital" : Muslim Darzis (tailors) in postpartition Calcutta, 1947-1967 / Humaira Chowdhury -- Citizenship entangle : politics of migration and identity in and outside Assam / Roli Misra -- Motivational factors of migration from Bangladesh to Italy / Kazi Abdul Mannan & Khandaker Mursheda Farhana -- South Asian diaspora, gender, and transnational lives : epistemological omission of caste / Pallavi Banerjee & Chetna Khandelwal -- 'Lost conversations' : the negotiations and violations of emotion cultures embedded in migrant journeys / Reshmi Lahiri-Roy -- Understanding Punjabi Mexican family life in America / Karen Leonard -- South Asian transnationalism : gender, identities, and virtual spaces / Anindita Shome -- State, refugees and fuzzy borders : dialectics of reciprocal integration among Tibetan refugees and Indian hosts in Ladakh / Joanna Coelho -- Nepali migration to Japan : from the 'vulnerable invisible' to the 'precarious visible' / Keiko Yamanaka -- Changing contours of Nepali diaspora in India / Tanka B. Subba -- Acculturation and adaptation of Indian immigrants in Portugal / Joana Neto & Félix Neto -- A bidesh called Italy : migration from Bangladesh to Italy and beyond / Francesco Della Puppa -- Italian Bangladeshis in Europe : social networks, transnational ties and intra-EU mobility / Mohammad Morad.

"This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture, and literature from a diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. The Asian region not only constitutes one of the largest diasporic populations in the world but also the most diversified diasporas in terms of their historical trajectories of emigration, geographical spread, economic and political strength, socio-cultural integration in the host country, and transnational engagement with the homeland. Divided thematically into six broad sections the chapters in this handbook critically discuss and debate some of the pertinent issues of Asian transnationalism: Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism Transnationalism and Socio-Cultural Identities Transnationalism, Education, and Infrastructure Transnationalism, Gender, and Development Transnationalism and Dynamics of Diasporic Politics Transnationalism, Art, and Media The Routledge Handbook of Asian Transnationalism will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, and students interested in the study of international migration, Asian diaspora, and transnationalism"--

"This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture, and literature from a diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. The Asian region not only constitutes one of the largest diasporic populations in the world but also the most diversified diasporas in terms of their historical trajectories of emigration, geographical spread, economic and political strength, socio-cultural integration in the host country, and transnational engagement with the homeland. Divided thematically into six broad sections the chapters in this handbook critically discuss and debate some of the pertinent issues of Asian transnationalism: Contextualizing Asian Transnationalism Transnationalism and Socio-Cultural Identities Transnationalism, Education, and Infrastructure Transnationalism, Gender, and Development Transnationalism and Dynamics of Diasporic Politics Transnationalism, Art, and Media The Routledge Handbook of Asian Transnationalism will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, and students interested in the study of international migration, Asian diaspora, and transnationalism"--

This handbook offers an analysis of Asian diaspora and development, and explores the role that immigrants living within diasporic and transnational communities play in the development of their host countries and their homeland. Bringing together an array of interdisciplinary scholars from across the world, the handbook is divided into the following sections: Development Potential of Asian Diasporas Diaspora, Homeland, and Development Gender, Generation, and Identities Soft Power, Mobilization, and Development Media, Culture, and Representations. Presenting cutting-edge research on several dimensions of diaspora and development, Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development provides a platform for further discussion in the fields of migration studies, diaspora studies, transnational studies, race relations, ethnic studies, gender studies, globalization, Asian studies, and research methods.

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