Editorial · Vol. 19, No. 2 (2020) · pp. 1-19
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Guest Editorial The Third Round of Migrant Incorporation in East Asia: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Friends and Foes of Multicultural East Asia
- Yuki Asahina — Hangkuk University of Foreign Studies
- Naoto Higuchi — School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
Published Dec 31, 2020 · https://doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2020.19.2.001
Abstract
Trends toward an influx of new migrants have been pronounced in East Asia through a development we call the third round of migrant incorporation. At the same time, other features of East Asian societies, such as strong levels of ethnic nationalism, have changed little, posing challenges to multiculturalism. In this introduction to this special issue, we review the latest research trends broadly concerning multiculturalism, migrant groups that have received little attention, racism and xenophobia. We first discuss the state of migrant incorporation in East Asia and the limits of multiculturalism in this region, where various features of the developmental state persist. We then introduce research on voices opposing multiculturalism in East Asia. This introduction highlights what is peculiar―and ordinary―about migrant incorporation and the associated challenges in East Asia.
Keywords:migrationEast Asiadevelopmental statefar rightmulticulturalism