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Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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Vladivostok, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
Migration from Central Asian countries plays an increasingly significant role not only in demographic dynamics but also in the transformation of everyday urban life in the Russian Far East. Guided by this premise, the present article examines how migrant children become agents and "conduits" between the host and migrant communities, and how their everyday practices both reflect and reinterpret the boundaries between "us" and "them". The study is based on a mixed-methods approach that combines secondary sociological analysis, statistical data analysis, and non-formalized interviews. The findings show that migrant children act as key agents of integration processes, develop hybrid linguistic repertoires, and serve as effective intermediaries between migrant families and the host regional community.
migration processes, migrant children, Central Asia, Russian Far East, host community, cultural mediation, everyday practices
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