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1 online resource |
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Anthem Southeast Asian Studies ; v. 1 |
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Anthem Southeast Asian studies.
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| Contents |
Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A Changing Asia-Pacific -- Transnational Mobility and Multiculturalism; Transnational mobility; Multicultures; Social Media as an Ethnographic Tool of Inquiry; Social media and mobility; Social media and multicultural societies; Communities, identities and social media in the age of mobility and cultural diversity; References; Part 1 Social Media, Mobility, Transience and Transnational Relationships |
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Chapter 1 Female Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Advocacy Through Facebook and the Story of Erwiana SulistyaningsihIssues Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Encounter in Hong Kong; Stereotypes of the Domestic Migrant Worker in Hong Kong; The Use of Social Media and Activism by Indonesian Migrant Workers; Labour Organizations in Hong Kong; Solidarity through Facebook; Facebook advocacy and the case of Erwiana Sulistyaningsih; International support for Erwiana; Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 2 Media and Mobilities in Australia: A Case Study of Southeast Asian International Students' Media Use for Well-BeingIntroduction; International Students; Well-Being; Mobility, Migration and Media; Methodology: A Case Study of Home and Away; Maintaining home connections; Sharing life narratives and vicarious hanging out; 'Inauthentic' connections; Online communities of diaspora; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Connecting and Reconnecting With Vietnam: Migration, Vietnamese Overseas Communities and Social Media; Post-1975 Migration |
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War-Related Việt Kiều: Shifts in Attitudes and Increasing Involvement in the HomelandOverseas Vietnamese Students; Temporary Migrant Workers; Harnessing the Diaspora: What Needs to Be Done?; Improving transparency and eradicating corruption; Engaging and tapping the potential contribution of the overseas communities; Providing attractive conditions for returnees and their families; Using Social Media to Connect with the Diaspora; Engaging with Diaspora via Social Media: Examples from Some Asian Countries; South Korea; Singapore; China; India; Engaging via Social Media: Recent Developments |
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ConclusionReferences; Chapter 4 Liking it, Not Loving it: International Students in Singapore and Their Navigation of Everyday Life in Transience; Introduction; International Students in Singapore; Singapore as a Destination; Multiculturalism in Singapore; Methodology: Social Media, Self-Perceived Identity and Social Networks; Ordinary Everyday Use of Social Media with Barely Any Mention of Singapore; Same but Not Really: Chinese Singapore's Cultural Bias; 'Got Used to Here, More or Less'; Identity Connected to Nationality and Friends from Home; Conclusion; References |
| Summary |
Asia Pacific in the Age of Transnational Mobility addresses and discusses the challenges of community and identity in the evolving transnational migrant and ethnographic landscapes of the region in the era of social media |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Online social networks -- Asia -- Case studies
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Online social networks -- Pacific Area -- Case studies
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Social media -- Asia -- Case studies
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Social media -- Pacific Area -- Case studies
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Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- Asia -- Case studies
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Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- Pacific Area -- Case studies
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Online social networks
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Social media
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Asia
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Pacific Area
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gomes, Catherine Jean, editor.
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| ISBN |
1783085932 |
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9781783085934 |
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