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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818850203321

Titolo

Asian Americans : contemporary trends and issues / / editor, Pyong Gap Min

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge Press, c2006

ISBN

9781506319247

1506319246

9781452233802

1452233802

9781412905558

1412905559

9781452264479

1452264473

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

MinPyong Gap <1942->

Disciplina

305.895073

Soggetti

Asian Americans - Social conditions

Asian Americans

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Asian Immigration: History and Contemporary Trends -- 3 - Settlement Patterns and Diversity -- 4 - The Socioeconomic Attainments of Asian Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 1: Second Generation Asian Americans -- 5 - Major Issues Related to Asian American Experiences -- PHOTO ESSAY 2: Chinese Americans -- 6 - Chinese Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 3: Japanese Americans -- 7 - Japanese Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 4: Filipino Americans -- 8 - Filipino Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 5: South Asian Americans -- 9 - South Asian Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 6: Korean Americans -- 10 - Korean Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 7: Southeast Asian Americans -- 11 - Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian Americans -- PHOTO ESSAY 8: Economic Adaptation -- 12 - Future Prospects of Asian Americans -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.



Sommario/riassunto

'Asian Americans' adopts the unique approach of examining the issues, and often obstacles, specific to Asian immigrants into the United States, such as occupational and economic adjustment intermarriage and settlement patterns.