African migration to Thailand race, mobility, and integration / edited by El¿ơbieta M. Go¿ðdziak and Supang Chantavanich.
| Other author | Go¿ðdziak, El¿ơbieta M., 1954- |
| Other author | Suph♯ng ♯Œhanthaw♯nit. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge Series on Asian Migration |
| Contents | African Migrants in Thailand -- Africans in Thailand: Mobility, Race, and Integration -- "Good Guys In, Bad Guys Out:" Thailand's Immigration Policy and Perceptions of African Immigrants -- Somali Asylum Seekers in Bangkok: Coping Strategies of the (In)Visible and (In)Secure -- Escaping Al-Shabaab and Seeking Safety in Thailand: Somalis in Bangkok -- Being Black and Trying to Survive in a Niche Economy: Nigerian Traders in Bangkok -- African Gems Traders in Chanthaburi Province -- Following the Ball: Thailand, the New Frontier for African Footballers -- Looking Forward. |
| Abstract | "This book, based on exploratory ethnographic research, analyses the experiences of African migrants in Thailand. Thailand has always been a regional migration hub with Africans being the most recent. Sitting at the intersection of race and migration studies, this book focuses on the challenges Black asylum seekers and labor migrants face trying to integrate into a society that has had very limited contact with and knowledge about Black Africans. Bringing together research from African, Thai, and European scholars, this volume focuses on forced migrants, such as Somali asylum seekers, and labor migrants, largely African men seeking better livelihoods in niche economies such as gem trading, garment wholesale, and football playing and coaching. The book also includes theoretical contributions to the understanding of precarity and human security, the concept of in/visibility to analyze the challenges African migrants face in Thailand as well as the concept of othering to understand discrimination against Africans. The book also analyzes the Thai migration policy context and the challenges facing Thai policy makers, law enforcement representatives, and the migrants themselves. While not comparative in nature, this volume directly connects with studies of Africans in other parts of Asia, especially China. Addressing an important gap in migration research, this book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of migration and mobility studies, African Studies, and Asian Studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: African migration to Thailand London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781032261089 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022023815 |
| ISBN | 9781003286554 (eBook) |
| ISBN | (Hardback) |
| ISBN | (Paperback) |