This textbook describes and explains the complex reality of contemporary internal and international migrations in East Asia. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the text offers comprehensive coverage of all forms of migration including labour migration, student migration, marriage migration, displacement and human trafficking.

Illustrated with more than 30 maps and diagrams, and text boxes containing key concepts and theories; this is an essential text for courses on East Asian migrations and mobility and important reading for courses on international migration and Asian societies more generally.