Remittances transferred from Asian Americans to the origin country: a case study among Cambodian Americans

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Abstract

Dr. SereySoutheast Asians were some of the first refugees arriving in the United States of

America with federal refugee assistance after the passage of the Refugee Act of

  1. A large population from Cambodia entered the United States in the 1980s as a

result of one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century. In this paper, I investi-
gate the scope and motives for remittances from the United States that are transferred

to Cambodia, the country of origin of the refugees. This will be done by taking a

closer look at trends in remittances between 1992 and 2013, factors that contribute to

the decisions to send remittances, and the characteristics of remittance recipients. The

study found out that: (1) around half of the total remittances in the world transferred

to Cambodia were derived from the United States, while amounts from each individ-
ual sender depended upon the economic condition of Cambodian Americans and the

financial needs of their target recipient; (2) factors influencing decision-making in

sending remittances included regular communication, age, amount of time for arrival

to the receiving country, and closer association to Cambodian communities in the

United States; and (3) remittances were primarily transferred to senior and younger

family members for use in daily expenditures, health care and educational support.

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