Based on research conducted in Hong Kong between January and July 2004, as part of “The Hong Kong Remigration Project” (HKRP), this book explores the psychological experiences of remigrant populations and tests the Cultural Identity Model (CIM) of Cultural Transitions. This model recognizes four possible identity profiles of returnees, which are summarized below.
The book has two core objectives. First, the author wants to report and analyze data collected by the HKRP; with this objective, the book carries on a dialogue with a broader theory of cultural transitions. It examines where the experiences of Hong Kong people are different from and overlap with those of returnees of other nationalities. The second objective is to narrate stories of the many returnees interviewed by the author (a cross-cultural psychologist). Therefore, the book offers a more revealing account of the lives of the returnees. The author hopes the book will be welcomed by...
