Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsFAQ

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com(215) 703-8277

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

Astronaut families and parachute children

Astronaut families and parachute children

Australia. Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural, and Population Research, Rogelia Pe- Pua

About this book

Examines immigration from Hong Kong to Australia in which one or more members of an immigrant family returns to Hong Kong for work or business purposes.The returnees are known as 'astronauts' and the children left are known as 'parachute children'. The study uses relevant statistics and interviews with sixty families in Sydney.

Details

OL Work ID
OL44805597W

Subjects

ChineseReturn migrationEmigration and immigrationEconomic aspectsSocial aspectsStatistics

Find this book

Open Library
Book data from Open Library. Cover images courtesy of Open Library.