Study On New Emigrants From Kaiping,Guangdong Province

Kaiping,as the traditional hometown for overseas Chinese,had aprofound history of overseas immigrants tradition.After the reform and openingup in China,along with the changes in the domestic environment and promotionof the international migration tide.At the same time,some traditonal immigrantcountries like the USA and Canada constantly adjusted their immigration policies.In order to pursuit for better living environment as well as family reunion,Kaiping people made full use of the "overseas relationship" to apply to go abroad.So,it formed the immigration network which based on family.Many parts of newimmigrants from Kaiping mostly flow to America and Oceania.Different from thegeneral characteristics of new immigrants,their overall quality is not highenough.Therefore,they live in these countries to engage in labor-intensiveindustries,such as restaurants,clothing,etc.And then they gradually developed.However,new immigrants of Kaiping,who spare no effort to support theconstruction of their hometown,got praise from the local people in theirhometown.Some part of the new immigrants have played a positive role inpromoting the development of China's relations with other countries,and theyalso help the people from these countries to learn more about China.In short,the new immigrants in Kaiping not only inherit part of the old immigranttradition,but also embody the characteristics of the new era.As the fastdevelopment of China,new immigrants in Kaiping will also present the worldwith more diversification.