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Ein sehr spannender Artikel, der sich auf die Vorstellungen eines besseren Lebens von Arbeitsmigranten und ihren Familien bezieht. Wai Chi-Chee stellt allerdings dar, dass sich diese Vorstellungen nicht mit der vorgefundenen Realität decken, was vor allem bei den Kindern dieser Menschen zu starken Problemen führt. Diese Migration führt meistens zu einem Verlus an Lebensqualität, einem Zerreisen der Familien und eine problematische Integration der Kinder in das Schulsystem in Hongkong.
Der Artikel erschien im Juni 2012 im Taiwan Journal of Anthropology und ist hier als PDF online gestellt.
Abstract
This paper argues that when teenage immigrants from mainland China come to Hong Kong to join mainstream secondary education, they are expected to perform according to a cultural model of success—that is, by immigrating to Hong Kong and getting a “good education,” they believe they are guaranteed future economic success. The migration decision is mainly made by parents, but the success is expected to be achieved by the children. This research looks into how these teenagers internalize this cultural model and what happens when it fails them. The gap between model and reality does not seem to shake their belief. Instead of querying the validity of the model, they accept success as their personal responsibility, feel guilty if they do not achieve it, and act in ways that perpetuate the cultural model of success.
Der Artikel erschien im Juni 2012 im Taiwan Journal of Anthropology und ist hier als PDF online gestellt.
Abstract
This paper argues that when teenage immigrants from mainland China come to Hong Kong to join mainstream secondary education, they are expected to perform according to a cultural model of success—that is, by immigrating to Hong Kong and getting a “good education,” they believe they are guaranteed future economic success. The migration decision is mainly made by parents, but the success is expected to be achieved by the children. This research looks into how these teenagers internalize this cultural model and what happens when it fails them. The gap between model and reality does not seem to shake their belief. Instead of querying the validity of the model, they accept success as their personal responsibility, feel guilty if they do not achieve it, and act in ways that perpetuate the cultural model of success.
