Asian Diaspora

The Asian diaspora is the diasporic group of Asian people who live outside of the continent. There are several prominent groups within the Asian diaspora.

Asian diasporas have been noted for having an increasingly transnational relationship with their ancestral homelands, especially culturally through the use of digital media.

History

Asians have a long history of migrating internally within Asia. Overland trading routes such as the Silk Road, and maritime routes through the Indo-Pacific enabled ancient exchanges. Since the late 19th century, Asian migration has greatly increased because of the impacts of colonialism and globalisation, which enabled new types of migration; for example, European empires' global reach and consolidation paved the way for the Indian indenture system. Increasing border enforcement by modern nation-states has stymied traditional migration flows, however.

Central Asian diaspora

The Central Asian diaspora of the modern era is shaped to a significant extent by the expansion of and displacement caused by the Soviet Union.

East Asian diaspora

Young people have started migrating from East Asia in much larger numbers since the 1990s.

Chinese diaspora

History

Japanese diaspora

Korean diaspora

South Asian diaspora

History

Romani people

Southeast Asian diaspora

There has been Southeast Asian migration to France since the French Indochina period. Since 1975, there has been a mass resettlement of refugees from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, primarily in France and the United States.

Malaysian diaspora

Filipino diaspora

Thai diaspora

Vietnamese diaspora

West Asian diaspora

Arab diaspora

Iranian diaspora

Jewish diaspora

Turkish diaspora

See also

* Asian people
* Diaspora#Asian diasporas
* Asian Diasporas (documentary)
* South-South migration

Notes

References

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