Liangni Sally Liu is a Senior Lecturer (tenured) in the School of Humanities, Media, and Creative Communication, Massey University, New Zealand. Guanyu Jason Ran is a Lecturer (tenured) in the Centre for Health and Social Practice, Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: New Chinese immigrant families from the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand – Approaching the topic 2. Re-grounding transnational migrant families in theories 3. From inclusion to exclusion: Family sponsorship and older parent reunification immigration under New Zealand’s neoliberal Immigration regime 4. "Forced" transnational migration: From a multigenerational familial perspective 5. Seasonal parents/grandparents: Transnational care circulation in new Chinese immigrant families 6. Reverse remittance: Challenging the traditional morality and power relation 7. Conclusion: The making of floating families in transnational social space

Liangni Sally Liu is a Senior Lecturer (tenured) in the School of Humanities, Media, and Creative Communication, Massey University, New Zealand. Guanyu Jason Ran is a Lecturer (tenured) in the Centre for Health and Social Practice, Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: New Chinese immigrant families from the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand – Approaching the topic 2. Re-grounding transnational migrant families in theories 3. From inclusion to exclusion: Family sponsorship and older parent reunification immigration under New Zealand’s neoliberal Immigration regime 4. "Forced" transnational migration: From a multigenerational familial perspective 5. Seasonal parents/grandparents: Transnational care circulation in new Chinese immigrant families 6. Reverse remittance: Challenging the traditional morality and power relation 7. Conclusion: The making of floating families in transnational social space

Liangni Sally Liu is a Senior Lecturer (tenured) in the School of Humanities, Media, and Creative Communication, Massey University, New Zealand. Guanyu Jason Ran is a Lecturer (tenured) in the Centre for Health and Social Practice, Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: New Chinese immigrant families from the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand – Approaching the topic 2. Re-grounding transnational migrant families in theories 3. From inclusion to exclusion: Family sponsorship and older parent reunification immigration under New Zealand’s neoliberal Immigration regime 4. "Forced" transnational migration: From a multigenerational familial perspective 5. Seasonal parents/grandparents: Transnational care circulation in new Chinese immigrant families 6. Reverse remittance: Challenging the traditional morality and power relation 7. Conclusion: The making of floating families in transnational social space