title: Branch migration and the international dispersal of families.
abstract: This paper discusses the dispersal of facilities where family members migrate to different destination countries.  Terminology for internationally dispersed families is proposed, and the term branch migration is suggested for the migration of related people from the same source country to different destination countries. Data from two 1993 surveys of senior secondary students show that 22% of Sydney students and 20% of Hong Kong students have relatives in two or more other countries.  The data suggest that many Asian migrant families have branched between the US, Canada, Australia and other migrant-receiving nations.  The causes and implications of the international dispersal of families are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D006723:Hong Kong; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D006801:Humans
keywords: Asia; Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Friends And Relatives; Hong Kong; International Migration; Migration; Oceania; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Studies