Overseas-born youth in Tongan high schools: Learning the hard life

Lee, Helen

doi:10.22459/mr.12.2017.04

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“…Due to both population size and historical migration patterns, most of the work addressing second‐generation Pacific Islanders has focused on New Zealand‐born Polynesians (Macpherson et al, ) and Australian‐born Tongans (Lee, , , ). This research shows that second‐generation Pacific Islanders comprise a distinct group; New Zealand‐born Polynesians differ from their parents in age profile, and across a number of social and economic indicators including educational attainment and employment type (Bedford, 1994, and Macpherson, Bedford, & Spoonley, 2000, in Bedford & Didham, ).…”

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Generational differences in translocal practices: Insights from rural–urban remittances in Vanuatu

Petrou

2018

Population Space and Place

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Although the translocal practices of first generation migrants have been relatively well researched, little is known about whether, and to what extent, their children—the second generation—engage in translocalism. Using the case study of remitting by Paamese rural–urban migrants living in Port Vila, Vanuatu, this paper compares translocal behaviours of first and second generation migrants and draws connections between the transnational and translocal scales. For Paamese, remitting provided visible evidence of incorporation into the translocal community and was considered something migrants “should” do. Beliefs about remitting were not related to migrant generation, and although remitting reliably was associated with social prestige, those who did not remit experienced feelings of guilt and shame. Participation in remitting was almost universal, and whereas first generation migrants remitted to a wider range of individuals, second generation migrants, who concentrated their remittances on close kin, remitted more frequently and reliably. Most remittances were sent to home villages, however a significant proportion were intra‐diasporic, with remittance destinations determined by the location of close family members. It is argued first, that migrant generation is not necessarily a reliable indicator of translocalism, and second, that where translocal behaviours such as remitting represent a strong social norm, it is unlikely that they will disappear with the second, or subsequent, generations.

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Section: Second‐generation Translocalismmentioning

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Generational differences in translocal practices: Insights from rural–urban remittances in Vanuatu

Petrou

2018

Population Space and Place

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Trends in and Social Dynamics of Crime in the Pacific

Watson

Howes

Dinnen

et al. 2023

Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies

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An understanding of policing dynamics requires an examination of not only the landscape of criminal activities that police encounter and work in, but also the socio-political processes that produce crime in a given community and context. This chapter provides an overview of crime trends in Pacific Islands countries and territories (PICTs) in the twenty-first century and discusses some key social dynamics producing various crimes. It pays special attention to crimes and violence experienced by young people and women, as well as how neoliberal globalisation has produced new vulnerabilities in PICTs, including expanding organised and transnational crime, such as drug trafficking and cybercrime. The chapter includes suggestions for where there are research and data gaps, and how future research and policy should aim to close these gaps to further inform crime-related policies.

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Afrodiasporic Identities in Germany

Wojczewski

2024

Kultur Und Soziale Praxis

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Aminata Camara, Maya K., Lafia T., Oxana Chi and Layla Zami are middle-class, highly educated women in Germany and come from families of mixed African European heritages. This ethnographic study traces the coming of age as person of African descent in Germany born in the 1980s with a focus on the city of Frankfurt. Silvia Wojczewski follows the paths of five women and shows how the practice of travelling is used as a way to connect to transnational families and to an Afrodiasporic heritage. Zooming in on five lives, she reveals the ways in which class, diaspora and kinship relations influence how the women understand themselves and their position in the world.

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Overseas-born youth in Tongan high schools: Learning the hard life

Abstract: As the Tongan diaspora continues

Cited by 30 publications

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Generational differences in translocal practices: Insights from rural–urban remittances in Vanuatu

Generational differences in translocal practices: Insights from rural–urban remittances in Vanuatu

Trends in and Social Dynamics of Crime in the Pacific

Afrodiasporic Identities in Germany

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