Transmigratory Movement and Life-world of the Korean- Chinese: based on Life Histories of Chaoxianzu / Chosunjok

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24510348
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: MIYAJIMA MIKA 香川大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (70329051)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 地域研究 / アジア研究 / 中国朝鮮族 / トランスナショナル / 国際関係論 / 社会保障 / 北東アジア / 生活史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focuses on ethnic Koreans in China, namely the Korean-Chinese.
Since the 1990s, the Korean-Chinese have actively migrated into large internal metropolitan areas, as well as into other countries throughout northeast Asia. It has become increasingly common where a family member’s place of residence and the location of employment, schools, and medical facilities are widely separated, thus crossing the territories of local governments and international borders.
Because of advances in traffic infrastructure, it has become much easier for family members to frequently travel between these locations to maintain family ties. However, because social welfare systems are divided by government-defined territories, certain inconveniences and disadvantages have affected these devoted family members. Therefore, through interviews with them, this study clarifies how they address such restrictions and inconveniences produced by the social welfare services of local and national governments.

Free Research Field

地域研究