Invitation to participate in scientific seminar No. 8, 2025 : “Current community structure of migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh City”
The Organizing Committee respectfully invites you to attend the 8th Scientific Seminar, Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (USSH, VNU-HCM).
Speaker: Do Hong Quan, MA.
MA. Do Hong Quan is Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology - Social Work - Southeast Asian Studies, Ho Chi Minh City Open University. MA. Do Hong Quan's main areas of interest are related to issues of history and sociological theory, mass media, family and gender. In addition, MA. Do Hong Quan has published a number of textbooks, learning materials on topics such as Urban Community, Development Sociology... as well as many prestigious scientific articles.
Time: Monday, May 26th, 2025, 09:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Room A315, Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, 10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
We are pleased to welcome you.
Content:
The presentation focuses on the topic “Community structure forms of migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh City today”, aiming to clarify and discuss a number of theoretical and practical issues surrounding the concept of “community” in the urban context. The study of community in urban life, especially in the migrant worker groups, plays an important role in identifying forms of social connection, survival strategies, as well as the process of adaptation and identity construction in urbanization conditions. The survey results identified three forms of community structure of migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh City today, including territorial community, organization-based community and imagined community with distinct characteristics.
Through the analysis of these three forms, the presentation not only provides a theoretical framework but also raises practical questions about the formation, maintenance and transformation of migrant communities in the contemporary urban context.
