Sojourning and Settling: Locating Chinese Australian History

Reeves, Keir; Mountford, Benjamin

doi:10.1080/1031461x.2010.539620

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“…Spatial distribution of the China-born population, in particular their urban-rural distribution and state level disparities, has been of great importance in the Australian Chinese literature (Huck 1968;Inglis 1972;Choi 1975;Kee and Huck 1991;Ho and Coughlan 1997;Coughlan 2008a, b;Reeves and Mountford 2011;Wang et al 2018). Australia has a 'highly concentrated settlement system' (Bell et al 2018: p 150), with more than two-thirds of its population living in a capital city (ABS 2016b).…”

Section: Background the China-born Population In Australiamentioning

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Measuring the spatial integration of the China-born population in Australia, 1981–2016

Guan

2019

J Pop Research

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The China-born population have a long history of migrating to and settling in Australia, and have recently grown to become the third largest overseas-born population. To measure their integration in Australia, a spatial perspective is adopted in this paper. Spatial distribution is an important indicator of immigrants' integration in the host country and is linked to their socioeconomic integration. It is generally agreed that the more concentrated immigrants distribute, the less integrated socioeconomically they are; the more immigrants' spatial distribution patterns mirror the local population, the more integrated they are. Distributions of mainland Chinese population at sub-national levels are examined. Using coefficient of variation and index of dissimilarity, spatial integration patterns of the China-born population in Australia are analyzed over time, across age groups and immigrant cohorts, and against those of other birthplace groups using 1981-2016 Australian census data. Changes in the distribution of China-born immigrants substantiate the 'contrasting' dispersion-concentration picture uncovered in earlier Australian censuses. With the influx of international students and skilled migrants, results from spatial integration analyses show a slow but uninterrupted improvement in the China-born immigrants' spatial integration after the 2001 Census. In the spatial analysis across immigrant cohorts, it is found that the interaction between cohort characteristics and lengths of residence in Australia is likely an important factor influencing the spatial distribution patterns of mainland Chinese. Findings of the study contribute to the knowledge of immigrants' spatial distribution and integration in the host country, especially in the context of Australia and a context of broader Chinese diaspora in major immigration countries.

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Section: Background the China-born Population In Australiamentioning

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Measuring the spatial integration of the China-born population in Australia, 1981–2016

Guan

2019

J Pop Research

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“…Chinese food became part of Australia's culinary tradition during the Australian Gold Rush when, in 1855, 11,493 Chinese migrants arrived in Australia, bringing with them various Chinese cuisines, which quickly became popular throughout the country. By 1890, about onethird of restaurant cooks in Australia were Chinese (Reeves & Mountford, 2011). Beginning in 1934, local Chinese-owned businesses (including restaurants) were allowed to bring in employees from China, which further contributed to the growth of Chinese restaurants in Australia (Reeves & Mountford, 2011).…”

Section: Chinese Restaurants and The Fine-dining Sector In Australiamentioning

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“…By 1890, about onethird of restaurant cooks in Australia were Chinese (Reeves & Mountford, 2011). Beginning in 1934, local Chinese-owned businesses (including restaurants) were allowed to bring in employees from China, which further contributed to the growth of Chinese restaurants in Australia (Reeves & Mountford, 2011). By the 1960s and 1970s, Chinese restaurants were present in every major city and many towns.…”

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The making of top fine-dining Chinese restaurants: Evidence from domestic and International customers in Australia

Hsiao

2019

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

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This study examines critical factors for the success of Chinese fine-dining restaurants overseas. Using visualized analysis method of customers' comments, the study found that high-quality food, overall experience (good ambience, attentive staff, appropriate pricing), and good business management are among the top critical success factors, although domestic and international customers perceive restaurant experience differently. The study makes an important contribution to ethnic fine-dining restaurant literature by identifying critical success factors for fine-dining Chinese restaurants overseas and by enriching the concept of food authenticity.

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“…There is a long history of Chinese migration to Australia with three migration phases: (i) the gold rush in the 19th century; (ii) the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act, underpinning the White Australia policy, which excluded and expelled Asian descendants; and (iii) the relaxation of Australian's immigration policy since the 1970s with final dismantlement of the White Australia policy in mid‐1970s (Choi, 1975; Inglis, 1972; Jupp, 1995, 2001; Ho, 2008; Reeves & Mountford, 2011). In the third phase, the number of Chinese immigrants in Australia increased first as a result of ethnic Chinese refugee arrivals from Vietnam in the 1970s, and later inflows of mainland Chinese (China‐born) humanitarian migrants in the late 1980s and early 1990s (Jupp, 2001; Shu & Hawthorne, 1996).…”

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“…Compared with the general Australian population, Chinese and China‐born persons are even more concentrated towards urban areas. Since the post‐gold rush era, Chinese immigrants have been highly concentrated in NSW and VIC, particularly in the capital cities Sydney and Melbourne (Choi, 1975; Coughlan, 2008; Ho & Coughlan, 1997; Huck, 1968; Inglis, 1972; Kee & Huck, 1991; Reeves & Mountford, 2011; Wang, Corcoran, Liu, & Sigler, 2018). A multiregional analysis by Raymer and Baffour (2018) shows that out‐migration of the China‐born population from Australia's major capital cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth) was extremely low between 1981 and 2016.…”

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Resettlement of China‐born immigrants in Australia: Age, duration of stay and interstate migration

Guan

2020

Population Space and Place

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Internal migration is an important settlement adjustment process for immigrants. For a high migration country, such as Australia, understanding the internal migration patterns is also needed for studying the demographic dynamics of immigration. With large numbers of immigrants now coming from Asia, little is known about how they move subsequently within Australia and whether they follow similar patterns of European‐origin groups. This paper examines resettlement patterns of the largest non‐European‐origin population in Australia: immigrants born in mainland China. Data from the 1986–2016 Australian Censuses are used to examine the complex relationship between age, duration of stay and interstate migration observed amongst China‐born immigrants in comparison with other major overseas‐born populations. Results show that migration probabilities peak for young and recently arrived immigrants, with an evident age‐on‐arrival effect. Considerable variations in migration patterns are identified across birthplaces, states and territories of residence and arrival cohorts. Interstate migration of China‐born immigrants increased over time, with recent arrivals exhibiting higher migration probabilities than that of the Australia‐born population in 2016. The findings extend our knowledge on immigrants adjustment and (re)settlement in the destination society and provide a basis for examining Australia's regional migration policies.

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Sojourning and Settling: Locating Chinese Australian History

Cited by 10 publications

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Measuring the spatial integration of the China-born population in Australia, 1981–2016

Measuring the spatial integration of the China-born population in Australia, 1981–2016

The making of top fine-dining Chinese restaurants: Evidence from domestic and International customers in Australia

Resettlement of China‐born immigrants in Australia: Age, duration of stay and interstate migration

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