Migrant-homeland ties are the subject of much contemporary interest from scholars focusing on post 1965 immigration from Latin America and Asia. The profile of Vietnamese emigration is different from that of other Asian countries because the vast majority of overseas Vietnamese fled the country...

This essay examines the dynamics underlying contemporary South-North population displacements and the common gaps between public perceptions of the phenomenon and actual realities. I analyze these dynamics and gaps by focusing on the clash between opposing forces at various stages of the...