The Politics of Migrant Family Drama: Mainland Chinese Immigrants in Singapore

2012 ◽  
pp. 37-51
Author(s):  
Chan Kwok-bun ◽  
Seet Chia Sing
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Family Drama ◽  
Migrant Family ◽  
Mainland Chinese Immigrants

scholarly journals A New Home for New Immigrants? A Case Study of the Role of Soka Gakkai in the Integration of Japanese and Mainland Chinese Immigrants in Hong Kong

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Ka Ng
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Spiritual Support ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
The Social ◽  
Soka Gakkai ◽  
Migrant Integration ◽  
Mainland Chinese Immigrants

In the discussion of migrant integration into local settings, most scholars agree on the positive linkages between religion and the construction of ethnic identity. However, beyond church and mosque, there appears to be a gap in the research of the roles played by other religions in the process of migrant integration. This paper attempts to fill this gap by studying the role of a new religion Soka Gakkai (SG) in the integration of Japanese and Mainland Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong. I argue that the social and spiritual support and the ideas of a “big family” and individual empowerment (i.e., empowering oneself to overcome challenges) are important resources for immigrants when starting a new life in Hong Kong. However, the controversial image of SG might also have negative effects on SG members’ effort at integration.

The Duchenne Marker is Not a Universal Signal of Smile Authenticity – But it Can Be Learned!

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Thibault ◽  
Manon Levesque ◽  
Pierre Gosselin ◽  
Ursula Hess
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
French Canadian ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Cultural Exposure ◽  
Mainland Chinese Immigrants

The Duchenne marker has been proposed as a universal marker of smile authenticity. However, Elfenbein, Beaupré, Levesque, and Hess (2007 ) found that, whereas Canadians typically show the Duchenne marker when posing happiness, Gabonese do not. We therefore investigated whether the Duchenne marker is perceived as a marker of smile authenticity by Gabonese and by Mainland Chinese living in Quebec, Canada. The results show that Gabonese do not use the Duchenne marker to assess smile authenticity at all. Mainland Chinese immigrants to Quebec showed sensitivity to the Duchenne marker only when judging smiles by French-Canadian encoders, suggesting learning of the use of this cultural dialect through cultural exposure. In sum, the use of Duchenne marker is not universal, but rather limited to certain cultures.

Resilience and depressive symptoms in mainland Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaonan Yu ◽  
Sunita M. Stewart ◽  
Iris K. F. Liu ◽  
Tai Hing Lam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Mainland Chinese Immigrants
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