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dc.contributor.authorLow C. C (USM)
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T03:02:55Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-06T03:02:55Z-
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.identifier.issn0128-7702
dc.identifier.otherukmvital:85765
dc.identifier.urihttps://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/578512-
dc.descriptionThis paper aims to examine the relationship between citizenship and belongingness among the Malaysian Chinese diaspora in Melbourne. It draws on migration and transnationalism theory in understanding the relationship between citizenship and the notion of home. The analysis shows that the Chinese diaspora still regards Malaysia as their “home” and equates “home” with “family.” In order to preserve the sense of belongingness to their home, the Chinese diaspora adopts the strategy of maintaining Malaysian citizenship while preserving Australian permanent residency status. Transnational mobility has shaped their understandings in which they appreciate their Malaysian passport as a travelling document to their place of origin, while bringing their family to Australia for vacations. The idea of travelling back to their home country with a tourist visa seemed to be unacceptable to the Malaysian diaspora. This article suggests that the diaspora desires flexibility in their citizenship choices and inclines to maintain the status quo when it comes to the question of belongingness.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversiti Putra Malaysia Press
dc.relation.haspartPertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities
dc.relation.urihttp://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/regular_issues.php?jtype=3&journal=JSSH-24-1-3
dc.rightsUPM
dc.subjectCitizenship
dc.subjectBelongingness
dc.subjectTransnationalism
dc.subjectChinese diaspora
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.titleThe Malaysian Chinese diaspora in Melbourne: citizenship and belongingness
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.format.volume24
dc.format.pages257-276
dc.format.issue1
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