1. Full name of PhD student: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: June 9, 1980 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of PhD students: No. 2775/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2020 of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process (if any): Extension period from December 2023 to December 2024
7. Thesis topic: “Integration into the religious community in Hanoi of Catholic migrants”
8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 9310301.01
10. Scientific instructor: Instructor 1: Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Thu Huong
Guide 2: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Nhung
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
Purpose: This study aims to shed light on the integration of CGDC people into the religious community in Hanoi in comparison with CGNC people.
Research object: Integration into the religious community of CGDC people in Hanoi city.
Methods used in the research: secondary and primary document analysis, observation and in-depth interview methods.
Main results: Catholic migrants and immigrants participate in religious activities and through participation in these activities, they are increasingly integrated into the parish and the environment in which they live. These activities include: praying, attending Sunday and solemn mass, receiving the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, retreats and pilgrimages to churches in the same province or other provinces.
Catholic migrants and immigrants, when arriving at a new place of residence and participating in parish activities, will receive specific support to help them integrate into the new environment. Specifically, they are supported by a large human resource from priests, religious, lay people who participate in the same association with them, relatives, friends of the same religion and other religions. This is a great resource that has helped Catholic migrants gradually integrate into the new environment more easily.
Forms of support include both material and spiritual support such as: lending money, borrowing a car, looking after and picking up children, praying for them when they encounter difficulties... Through the forms of support that migrants receive, they initially overcome difficulties and gradually integrate into the environment and people around them by gradually becoming more attached to the people in the associations they participate in and gradually feeling a sense of belonging to the parish where they participate.
Migrant and immigrant Catholics have a connection with their local parish of less than 50.0%; and over 50.0% are attached to their original parish.
New contributions of the thesis: The thesis "Integration into the religious community in Hanoi of CGDC people" has some new contributions as follows: Firstly, the author has successfully synthesized many studies related to integration for migrants, especially CGNC & DC; the author has synthesized different concepts of integration, migration, immigration, CGNC & DC people, the concept of integration of CGNC & DC people according to this study. Secondly, through different analyses, the author has clarified the integration of CGDC & NC people through participation in religious activities and in the Catholic community.
Third, the new contribution through the research results of the thesis shows that:
CGDC and NC people have differences in demographic characteristics, migration characteristics and post-migration assessments; CGDC and NC people still participate in religious activities and have activities to integrate into the destination community.
The thesis analyzed the participation of CGDC & NC in the Catholic community through participation in associations, participation in assistance and receiving assistance from this community. New forms of communication such as zalo groups or social networks play a big role in connecting and maintaining contact between CGDC & NC and the destination community.
The research results also show that CGDC & NC people have a strong attachment to their hometown parish. This is also a factor that hinders the social integration into the religious community of the destination of CGDC & NC people.
Conclusion: Through the research results on "Social integration of Catholic migrants to Hanoi city in the current urbanization process" we can draw the following conclusions:
Migrant Catholics have initially integrated into the parish environment where they live through participating in religious activities such as: reading scriptures, praying; attending Sunday and solemn mass; receiving the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Reconciliation; fasting, abstaining from meat; retreats, pilgrimages.
The survey results also show that the participation of Catholic migrants in religious activities is quite high. Reading scriptures, praying and receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation accounts for a rate of more than 70% to more than 80%. The rate of people attending Sunday Mass and solemn feasts ranges from more than 50% to 60%. However, to conclude how Catholic migrants integrate into the environment they arrive in depends on the level of attachment to the place they live. The number of people who are attached and do not feel like outsiders when arriving in their new place accounts for more than 50% of the respondents. Catholic migrants integrate better than Catholic migrants when considering their participation in religious activities and the Catholic community.
Catholic migrants have a great resource to support their integration into the society where they arrive, which is priests, religious, leaders of associations, Catholic lay people, relatives, and friends who help them in the initial confusion and difficulties when arriving in a new place. The forms of support that Catholic migrants receive include material support such as: lending cars, borrowing money, looking after and picking up children, consulting on legal procedures... and spiritual support such as: praying for help when facing difficulties.
Participating in associations is also a way to show that immigrant and migrant Catholics are gradually belonging to the place they come to. When they were in their homeland, most immigrant and migrant Catholics participated in associations, but when they moved to the city, they participated less because they were busy with work, study, etc. Therefore, participating in associations is a sign of more specific integration. Research results also show that those who participate in associations feel more meaningful and beneficial when participating specifically, accounting for 30% to 50% of criteria such as: feeling happy and confident in life; strengthening religious beliefs; having more social relationships; being comforted and shared when facing difficulties and especially providing opportunities to serve the community.
Scientific and practical significance:
Theoretical significance
The study on “Integration into the religious community in Hanoi of Catholic migrants” contributes to the development of general theoretical knowledge of sociology in the study of integration of Catholic migrants and non-Catholics. The study has demonstrated the ability to apply integration theory and social capital theory in the analysis of integration of Catholic migrants and non-Catholics. The study also demonstrates the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research methods in the study of integration into the religious community of Catholic migrants and non-Catholics.
Practical significance
In the current context of Vietnamese society, internal migration is still increasing in big cities. The issue of integration is urgent and important for migrants, especially CGDC & NC people when arriving at a new place of residence. How to integrate quickly and easily is a problem that this study will provide results through survey data, group discussions and in-depth interviews with research subjects including CGDC & NC groups as well as non-migrant groups to have necessary comparisons to clarify the integration of CGDC & NC people.
12. Further research directions: This study opens up for other research directions on integration for Catholic migrants in areas of participation and contribution to local needs such as: wards, communes, villages, hamlets where individuals or their families are present. Participation and interaction
13. Publications related to the thesis:
1. Hoang Thu Huong, Cu Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (2021), “Religious participation in urban areas: challenges for Catholic migrants in Vietnam today”, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. VII (2b), pp.215-226.
2. Hoang Thu Huong, Dao Thuy Hang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (2021), “Religion in migration during urbanization in Vietnam: in analysis of migrant Catholics in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bien Hoa”, Journal of institute of Sociology, Vol. 9 (1), pp. 48-63.
3. Thu Huong Hoang, Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Phuong Thanh Bui (2021), “Religious social capital and support in the social integration of Catholic migrant in Vietnam”, Journal of the Asian research center for religion and social community, Vol. 19 (2), pp. 254-282.
4. Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen (2023), “Integration into the local community by Catholic Migrants through religious participation in Ha Noi, Vietnam”, Journal of the Asian research center for religion and social community, Vol. 21 (1), pp. 143-164.
5. Hoang Thu Huong, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Bui Phuong Thanh, Cu Thi Thanh Thuy (2023), “Internal migration and religious participation among Vietnamese Catholics”, The Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies, Vol. 7 (3), pp. 55-65.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh
2. Sex: Femail
3. Date of birth: June 9, 1980
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Amission decision number: No. 2775/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2020 by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6. Changes in academic process: Extension time is from December 2023 to December 2024.
7. Officical thesis title: "Integration into the religious community in Hanoi of immigrant Catholics"
8. Major: Sociology
9. Code: 9310301.01
10. Supervisors: Guide 1: Associate Professor. Dr. Hoang Thu Huong
Guide 2: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Nhung
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
Purpose: This study aims to clarify the integration into the religious community in Hanoi of CGDC people in comparison with CGNC people. Research object: Integration into the religious community of Catholics coming to Hanoi city. Methods used in the research: document analysis method of secondary and primary documents, observation method and in-depth interview method.
Key results: Migrant and immigrant Catholics participate in religious activities and by participating in those activities they increasingly integrate more easily into the parish and the environment in which they live. These are activities such as: praying, attending Sunday and solemn feasts, receiving the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, retreating and going on pilgrimages to churches in the same province or different provinces.
Migrant and immigrant Catholics who arrive in new places and participate in parish activities will receive specific support to help them integrate into their new environment. specifically, they are supported by a huge human resource from priests, monks, lay people living in the same association as them, relatives, and friends of the same religion and other religions. This is a great resource that has helped immigrant Catholics gradually integrate into their new environment more easily.
Forms of support include both material and spiritual support such as: lending money, borrowing a car, looking after and picking up children, praying for help when encountering difficulties... Through these forms of support, migrants receive the initial steps to help them overcome difficulties and gradually integrate into the surrounding environment and people by gradually becoming more attached to the people in the association where they live and gradually feeling like they belong to the parish where they live. Living.
Migrant and immigrant Catholics have less than 50.0% connection to their host parish; and over 50.0% are attached to their home parish.
New contributions of the thesis: The thesis "Integration into the religious community in Hanoi of Catholics" has a few new contributions as follows: First, the author has contributed to synthesizing a lot of related research related to integration for migrants, especially CGNC & DC; The author has synthesized different concepts of integration, migration, immigration, CGNC & DC people, the concept of integration of CGNC & DC people according to this study. Second, through various analyzes, the author has clarified the integration of Catholics and NCs through participation in religious activities and the Catholic community. Third, new contributions through the thesis's research results show:
CGDC & NC people have differences in demographic characteristics, migration characteristics and post-migration assessment; CGDC & NC people still participate in religious activities and integrate into the destination community.
The thesis analyzes the participation of CGDC & NC people in the Catholic community expressed through participating in associations, participating in helping and receiving help from this community. New forms of communication such as zalo groups or social networks play a big role in connecting and maintaining contact of CGDC & NC people with the destination community. Research results also show that CGDC & NC people have a strong attachment to their home parish. This is also a factor that hinders the social integration into the religious community at the destination of CGDC & NC people.
Conclusion: Through the research results on "Social integration of Catholics migrating to Hanoi city in the current urbanization process" we have the following conclusions: Immigrant Catholics initially integrated into the parish environment where they came to live through participation in religious activities such as: reading prayers, praying; Attend Sunday and solemn ceremonies; receive the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation; fasting, abstaining from meat; retreat, pilgrimage.
The survey results also show that immigrant Catholics participated in religious activities at a fairly high rate. With reading prayers, praying and receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the rate ranges from about more than 70% to more than 80%. The percentage of people attending Sunday Mass and Solemnity ranges from more than 50% to 60%. However, to conclude, how well immigrant Catholics integrate into the environment they arrive in depends on the level of attachment to the place where they live. The number of people who are attached and feel less like outsiders when moving to a new place accounts for over 50% of respondents. Immigrant Catholics are more integrated than immigrant Catholics when considering their participation in religious activities and the Catholic community.
Immigrant Catholics have a huge resource to help them integrate into the society where they arrive: priests, religious, leaders of associations, Catholic laity, relatives, and friends who help. In the beginning, they were still confused and had difficulties when they arrived at a new place. The forms of support that Catholic migrants receive include material support such as: car loans, money loans, babysitting and picking up children, consulting on legal procedures... and other support such as: praying for help when encountering difficulties. Immigrant Catholics have a huge resource to help them integrate into the society where they arrive: priests, religious, leaders of associations, Catholic laity, relatives, and friends who help. In the beginning, they were still confused and had difficulties when they arrived at a new place. The forms of support that Catholic migrants receive include material support such as: car loans, money loans, babysitting and picking up children, consulting on legal procedures... and other support. spiritually such as: praying for help when encountering difficulties.
12. Future research directions: This study opens up other research directions on integration for Catholic migrants in areas that contribute to local needs such as wards, communes, and villages. , the neighborhood where the individual or their family is present. Participate and be interactive.
13. Thesis-related publications:
1. Hoang Thu Huong, Cu Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (2021), “Religious participation in urban areas: challenges for Catholic migrants in Vietnam today”, Science Magazine Society and Humanities, Vol. VII (2b), pp. 215-226.
2. Hoang Thu Huong, Dao Thuy Hang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (2021), “Religion in migration during urbanization in Vietnam: in analysis of migrant Catholic in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bien Hoa”, Journal of institute of Sociology, Vol. 9 (1), pp. 48-63.
3. Thu Huong Hoang, Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Phuong Thanh Bui (2021), “Religious social capital and support in the social integration of Catholic migrant in Vietnam”, Journal of the Asian research center for religion and social community, Vol. 19 (2), pp. 254-282.
4. Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen (2023), “Integration into the local community by Catholic Migrants through religious participation in Ha Noi, Vietnam”, Journal of the Asian research center for religion and social community, Vol. 21 (1), p.143-164.
5. Hoang Thu Huong, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Bui Phuong Thanh, Cu Thi Thanh Thuy (2023), “Internal migration and religious participation among Vietnamese Catholics”, The Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies, Vol. 7 (3), pp. 55-65.
