Transnational Chinese. Fujianese Migrants in Europe

This book presents the findings of a three-year research project on Fujianese Migration to Europe. The new Chinese migration of which the Fujianese are a prominent part is one of the most visible exponents of the increasing globalization of China. The book investigates the global nature of this migration by focusing on one of the fastest growing groups of new Chinese international migrants. It specifically focuses on the landing of Fujianese migrants in Europe, where a broad range of immigration regimes has provided various incentives and disincentives that have influenced their migratory pattens across the continent. Applying intensive, multisited fieldwork research in Italy, Hungary and the United Kingdom, as well as sending areas in Fujian, the book investigates the origins and mechaniscs of Fujianese migration, the work and life of Fujianese migrants in Europe, and the many transnational spaces that connect Fujianese across Europe, The United States and China.