ABSTRACT
Asia is a region on the move. It now produces the greatest number of cross-border migrants in various forms. Migration is one of the most significant factors that bring about social transformation. Not only does migration lead to changes in the constitution of the nation’s population, culture, ethnicity and social classes, it also creates new issues of governance that transgress national borders. Many Asian states have developed sets of diaspora policies that link them to overseas national communities. This chapter argues that in such an age of migration, Asia has become a region of “supermobility” and “superdiversity.” The following examination of different cases in Asia will serve to illustrate the evolving notions of “national community” and the changing state–diaspora relations.
