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A new diaspora : a study of South African Indian migration to New Zealand.

dc.contributor.advisorBurton, Simon Ingram Robshaw.
dc.contributor.authorSeebran, Radhna
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-04T08:47:48Z
dc.date.available2014-04-04T08:47:48Z
dc.date.created2002
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002en
dc.description.abstract"I love this country with a passion, but I cannot live here anymore. I can no longer live slung about with panic buttons and gear locks. I am tired of driving with car windows closed and the doors locked, tired of being afraid of stopping at red lights. I am tired of being constantly alert, having that sudden frisson of fear at the sight of a shadow by the gate, of a group of youths approaching - although nine times out of ten they are innocent of harmful intent. Such is the suspicion that dogs us all." (Paton, A. London Sunday Times, November 29 1998) This credence and conviction was echoed repeatedly during personal interviews in South Africa and New Zealand. The added pressure South African Indian respondent's felt emanated from being Indian. This study argues that although the shift to post-apartheid epoch has dawned, the providence of the Indian in South Africa remains relatively unaltered. The consequence is that South African Indians are voyaging for security elsewhere. New Zealand has offered them an alternative home. This area of exploration has not been investigated before, since South African Indian migration to New Zealand is a relatively new exodus. This research explores and investigates why South African Indians are migrating to New Zealand, on a micro and macro level. This dissertation focuses on three main aspects: the reasons for migration to New Zealand, the effects on the respective countries and the formation of new 'identities and home.' I developed my main arguments based on the data retrieved from the personal interviews - the greatest source of information for this work.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/10548
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectNew Zealand--Emigration and immigration.en
dc.subjectSouth Africa--Emigration and immigration.en
dc.subjectSouth Africa--Social conditions.en
dc.subjectNew Zealand--Social conditions.en
dc.subjectIndians--South Africa.en
dc.titleA new diaspora : a study of South African Indian migration to New Zealand.en
dc.typeThesisen

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