The Future of Migration in the Pacific and Asia.

The article presents information on the 17th Pacific Science Association's seminar on migration held from May 27-June 1,1991 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Twenty researchers presented nineteen papers. The Symposium was divided into four sections, commencing with a session of four papers offering overviews of various facets of migration. Researcher Jerrold W. Huguet considered the future of international migration within Asia, noting the complexity of Asian intraregional migration and the large numbers involved, as relatively low-skilled laborers seek work in neighboring and wealthier countries. Researcher Ronald Skeldon examined the mobility transition in Asia, taking current theories and assessing their utility part of a demographic transition and the modernization process, since these take place increasingly within a world system. Southeast Asian migration issues were discussed by researcher Aurapin Bunnag who spoke on migration patterns and development policy in Bangkok. In conclusion, researcher Riwanto Tirtosudarmo ended the program with an examination of the specific case of transmigration policy and regional development in South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.