Navigating restricted social rights: networked individualism as a coping mechanism for undocumented Chinese immigrants in the United States

This paper explores how networked individualism was, as opposed to traditional migrant networks, utilized by post-COVID-19 undocumented Chinese immigrants to cope with restricted social rights and socioeconomic constraints upon arrival in the United States. Drawing on in-depth interviews and partici...

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Hauptverfasser: Lin, Shasha (VerfasserIn) , Zheng, Jin (VerfasserIn) , Zhou, Min (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 22 September 2025
In: Ethnic and racial studies
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-20
ISSN:1466-4356
DOI:10.1080/01419870.2025.2558976
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2558976
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