Concept of Traditional Family System Gender Roles within Family Strong Parent-Child Bond

Nuclear family More women in workforce Attitude towards marriage

Conformity Compliance Interpersonal harmony

Influence of media – focus on relationship between parent and child No shared understanding of what constitutes as family violence

less family support, isolation Seeing as a failure, mistake People don’t want to be involved in other people’s lives

People are more aware of family violence – yet hard to relate with own situation Not aware of how system would work – who to talk to – privacy issue, language issues Mainstream perception of Asians - worry about being misunderstood, miscommunication

Single person Couple Couple and child/children Skilled Migrant Work to Residence Long Term Business / Investors Family category Working Holiday / Student

Who chose to migrate? Most couple/family who came to New Zealand, husband made decision. Couple on Work Visa  Husband – unable to find desirable job  Wife – home sick. Feeling isolated  Husband – unhappy at work  Wife – unhappy at home. Unhappy about everything  Uncertain in further stay in New Zealand  Stress for both  Argument.

Working Holiday (WH) Visa Concern: Increasing number of female WH makers are looking for partner. Age 30 for female is still considered to be “past marriageable age” in Japan. Without qualification, skills and experience that desired by New Zealand (Skilled Migrant), Partnership Category is only way to obtain Residence Visa for most people. Those are easily become target for “not so nice Kiwi guys” but future visa relies on their relationship, she does what he says. DV happens.

 Small community –  No family  Story: client said that if she is still in Japan, she would talk about issues with her sister and cousin. But she can’t tell them over the phone because if she does, they will tell her to come home which is not easy.  Low level of English  No Japanese community group who provides professional social support

NationalityBusiness/SkilledParent/sibling / adult child Uncapped family Total Chinese58,44528,30617,760104,511 Filipino32,8511,7925,38540,028 South Korean 19,6342,1743,56725,375 Japanese4, ,4347,771

To sponsor your parent, you must be centre of gravity of your family.  I am the only child = Yes  I have one sibling and he/she is in home country = Yes  I have two siblings and they are in home country = No  I have two siblings one in NZ and other in Australia = Yes China’s “One child policy” contribute large number of application under this category.

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