Abstract

Based on interviews with thirty-eight French retirees living in the seaside city of Nha Trang, Vietnam, this article queries their reasons for migrating and investigates how they make sense of their life abroad. I consider Vietnam’s historical connection with the French empire as a possible component of lifestyle migration and meaning. This small-scale study indicates that colonial memories and historical ties between France and Vietnam do influence many interviewees’ choice of place of retirement. However, for most, the personal and social amenities afforded by a tropical life in the present tend to eventually displace such memories.

Details

Title
Colonial Legacy
Author
Raffin, Anne
Pages
123-146
Section
Articles
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Inc.
ISSN
15376370
e-ISSN
15585271
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2624171212
Copyright
© 2021. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.