The Asia-Pacific in the age of transnational mobility : the search for community and identity on and through social media /: the search for community and identity on and through social media. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Catherine Gomes.
• Editors: Gomes, Catherine Jean
• 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. 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. 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. 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 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 302.30285095; Online social networks -- Asia -- Case studies; Online social networks -- Pacific Area -- Case studies; Social media -- Asia -- Case studies; Social media -- Pacific Area -- Case studies; Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- Asia -- Case studies; Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- Pacific Area -- Case studies; Réseaux sociaux (Internet) -- Asie -- Études de cas; Réseaux sociaux (Internet) -- Pacifique, Région du -- Études de cas; Médias sociaux -- Asie -- Études de cas; Médias sociaux -- Pacifique, Région du -- Études de cas; Transnationalisme -- Aspect social -- Asie -- Études de cas; Transnationalisme -- Aspect social -- Pacifique, Région du -- Études de cas; PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology; Online social networks; Social media; Asia; Pacific Area; Electronic books; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1783085932; 9781783085934
• Related ISBNs: 1783085924; 9781783085941; 1783085940; 9781783085927
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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