The economic, family and identity experiences of first- and second-generation Hong Kong Chinese in Ireland : a case study

Abstract

This case study explores the economic, family and identity experiences of first- and second generation Hong Kong Chinese in Ireland. Though they are the earliest Chinese group in Ireland, their lived experiences have been overshadowed by the large influx of mainland Chinese since the end of the 1990s. The study makes the complex lived experiences of this migrant group visible in order to fill the gap in the research of Chinese migration to Ireland. This is the first doctoral dissertation conducted by a Chinese researcher that focuses on the multiple life perspectives of two generations of Hong Kong Chinese in Ireland.