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Begun in 2001, this international collaborative research project examines the growing cross-border human migration within Northeast Asia, the response of the host communities and national governments concerned, and the implications for the human security of the border-crossing individuals as well as the members of the host communities.
Researchers from China, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, and the United States are conducting research into the following topics:
- Population trends and migration patterns in the region
- Chinese and Koreans in the Russian Far East
- North Koreans in China
- Chinese, Koreans, and Russians in Japan
- Immigration and emigration issues in Mongolia and South Korea
The project’s findings highlight various types and severity of problems, ranging from national security concerns to diplomatic problems, national migration policy dilemmas, and social tension and cultural frictions at the local level. The project is jointly sponsored by the United Nations University, Tokyo and the Monterey Institute of International Studies Center for East Asian Studies. Various parts of the project have been supported by generous grants from the United States Institute of Peace, the United Nations University, and the Freeman Foundation. The project is co-directed by Dr. Tsuneo Akaha and Dr. Anna Vassilieva.
The project has produced the book: Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva, eds., Crossing National Borders: Human Migration Issues in Northeast Asia, Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2005. The book includes contributions by Robert A. Scalapino, Tsuneo Akaha, Anna Vassilieva, Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr., Stephen Lam, Brian Ettkin, Glenn Guarin, Victor Larin, Elizabeth Wishnick, Daojiong Zha, Mika Merviö, Hazel Smith, Shin-wha Lee, and Tsedendamba Batbayar.
In addition, the following conference presentations and research papers are available in PDF format:
- Dr. Ramesh Thakur, Senior Vice Rector of the United Nations University, Tokyo (presentation at the conference on "Globalization, Migration, and Human Security," United Nations University, Tokyo, October 6, 2003)
- Professor Hiroshi Komai of Chukyo Women's University, Japan (formerly of the University of Tsukuba) (presentation at the conference on "Globalization, Migration, and Human Security," United Nations University, Tokyo, October 6, 2003)
- Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva, "The Russian Presence in Japan: Case Studies in Hokkaido and Niigata" (research paper, 2003)
- Tsedendamba Batbayar, "Foreign Migration Issues in Mongolia."
- Sally Cameron, "Trafficking of Filipino Women to Japan: A Case of Human Security Violation in Japan" (research paper, 2003)
- Jeanyoung Lee, "The Korean-Chinese Presence in Ussuriisk and Vladivostok: A Preliminary Analysis of Surveys" (research paper, 2003)
- Shin-wha Lee, "The Realities of South Korea's Migration Policies" (research paper, 2003)
- Mika Mervio, "Koreans in Japan: A Research Update" (research paper, 2003)
- Hazel Smith, "North Koreans in China: Defining the Problems and Offering Some Solutions" (research paper 2002)
- Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr., Stephen Lum, Brian Ettkin, and Glenn Guarin, "Population Dynamics and Migration Patterns in Northeast Asia" (research paper 2003)
- Elizabeth Wishnick, "Explaining Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East" (research paper 2003)
- Daojiong Zha, "Chinese Migrants in Niigata: A Research Update" (research paper 2003)
- Yu Zheng, "Sino-Russian Relations: The Issue of Chinese Migration" (research paper 2003)
The following papers, presented at the seminar “Human Flows across National Borders in Northeast Asia,” United Nations University, Tokyo, November 20-21, 2002, are also available in PDF format:
- Tsuneo Akaha, "Introduction"
- Robert A. Scalapino, "Northeast Asia Today An Overview"
- Maurice Van Arsdol, Jr., GDC Guarin, and Stephen Lam, "Migration Patterns in Northeast Asia: An Update"
- Daojiong Zha, "Chinese Migrants in Niigata: A Research Update"
- Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva, "Russian Migrants in Niigata and Hokkaido: A Research Update"
- Mika Mervio, "The Korean Community in Japan and Shimane"
- Hazel Smith, "North Koreans in China: Defining the Problems and Offering Some Solutions"
- Vilya Gelbras, "Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: A View from Moscow"
- Elizabeth Wishnick, "Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: A Human Security Dilemma"
- Lee, "The Korean Chinese (Chosonjok) in the Russian Far East: A Research Update"
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