Book Chapter

A brief history of the Vietnamese diaspora in the UK

Abstract

This chapter traces the experience of the Vietnamese diaspora by exploring processes of migration, settlement and incorporation into UK society. By revisiting the conditions of arrival, cohort characteristics and positionality in the UK racial landscape, this chapter provides an explanation for the distinctive configuration of the UK Vietnamese diaspora. The chapter argues that legacies of the resettlement policy, migratory and settlement conditions alongside the distinctive social origins of the diaspora underlie a fragmented community configuration today. Differences and fragmentation within the Vietnamese diaspora are also highlighted in recent undocumented migration to the UK and associated policy approaches.

Authors

Barber, Tamsin

Oxford Brookes departments

Department of Social Sciences

Dates

Year of publication: 2024
Date of RADAR deposit: 2023-01-17

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Related resources

This RADAR resource is the Accepted Manuscript of A brief history of the Vietnamese diaspora in the UK: Migration, resettlement and social characteristic
This RADAR resource is Part of Routledge Handbook of the Vietnamese Diaspora [ISBN: 9780367463960] / edited by Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen (Routledge, 2024).