Invisible, successful, and divided: Vietnamese in Germany since the late 1970s

Frank Bösch and Phi Hong Su

No wp-2018-15, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Until the 1970s, only 1000 Vietnamese lived in West and East Germany, most of them international students. West Germany, in particular, had not yet been confronted with non-European refugees. This changed after 1978 with the influx of around 35,000 “boat people” from Viet Nam and other countries in South East Asia, who arrived as part of a contingent quota admission. Their entry led to new strategies for integration, including obligatory language classes and a host of measures resembling those in other countries of refugee resettlement.

Keywords: Integration; International migration; Refugees; Germany; Media analysis; Qualitative interviews; Migration; Context of reception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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