Chapter 7: What Do the Masses Think? Themes of Immigrant Integration in Chinese Forum Letters

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Theories of Assimilation and Integration

• Content Analysis Using Chinese Forum Letters

• Assimilation: Acculturation, Structural Assimilation and Identification Assimilation

• Acculturation: Cultural Adaptation and Linguistic Assimilation

• Structural Assimilation: Building Social Connections

• Identificational Assimilation

• Integrating Permanent Residents

• The Government’s Role in Immigrant Integration

• Challenges: Unhappiness of Natives and Managing Singapore’s Liberal Immigration Policy

• Conclusion

• References