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Abstract

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides a macro perspective on East Asian mobilities that span from countries commonly defined as the core of East Asia – China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan – which represent the immigration (receiving) countries of the region, to emigration states such as Thailand and Myanmar. It also provides case studies from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to help understand how the different immigration regimes have developed and adapted to the growing intraregional and international mobility. The book describes how migration governance in the Sino-Russian border regions has become institutionalized at the state level. It shows how the promotion of internationalization as a norm has impacted local governments in Japan to adopt multicultural policies. The book also shows how immigrants have developed agency in gaining leverage over their own representation.