South Korean Migrants in China: An Ethnography of Education, Desire, and Temporariness

This book is an ethnographic account of education and migration from the perspective of three groups of South Koreans in contemporary China: migrant parents, children/students, and educational agents. The book reveals how these temporary migrants make choices, plan their trajectories and engage with the authorities, both in China and South Korea.

Xiao Ma is an assistant professor in sociology at East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. Her research interests include migration and education, ethnic community and economy, and immigration governance in China. She publishes in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, and Identities.