Special Issue Launch Event: The Emerging Second Generation in Asia (Ethnic and Racial Studies)

This special issue, co-edited by Pei-Chia Lan and Minjeong Kim, presents six case studies from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong, marking one of the first forums dedicated to the emerging second generation in Asia. Cross-border marriages have proliferated and contributed to the growing mixed heritage population in this region. This issue explores how geopolitical contexts and state policies influence second-generation children’s senses of belonging and membership. We also analyze the distinct manifestations of transnationalism in Asian contexts, blurring the traditional distinction between “sending” and “receiving” countries in the life trajectories of the second generation.