Asians in America: The Peoples of East, Southeast, and South Asia in American Life and Culture
Adaptation, Acculturation and Transnational Ties Among Asian Americans
1st Edition
Edited
By Franklin Ng
May 01, 1998
In recent years emphasis has been placed on the fluidity of identities of immigrants who have migrated across national boundaries. Scholars are more interested in cultural continuities and discontinuities, the adaptation of traditional practices, and the cultural invention of new practices. These ...
Asian American Family Life and Community
1st Edition
Edited
By Franklin Ng
May 01, 1998
Before World War II, family life in Asian American communities was greatly influenced by immigration policies and cultural practices. For some groups, such as the Chinese and the Filipinos, a dearth of females resulted in the appearance of bachelor societies. Among the Japanese, a healthy family ...
Asian American Interethnic Relations and Politics
1st Edition
By Franklin Ng
May 01, 1998
The United States has seen several anti-Asian movements, as evidenced by immigration policies, naturalization laws, state and local statutes, and acts of violence. In recent years, Asian Americans have mobilized against prejudice and discrimination, organizing media groups and panethnic coalitions ...
Asian American Issues Relating to Labor, Economics, and Socioeconomic Status
1st Edition
Edited
By Franklin Ng
May 01, 1998
In the late l9th and early 20th century, labor issues fanned the flames of anti-Asian sentiment, as they continue to do to this day. These essays explore the topics of immigration and work, ethnic economics and enclaves, the role of middlemen minorities, Southeast Asian refugee employment, and ...
The History and Immigration of Asian Americans
1st Edition
Edited
By Franklin Ng
May 01, 1998
Since the immigration law changes in 1965, the population of Asian Americans in this country has increased dramatically and has also become more diverse as newer groups have joined the earlier Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, and Asian Indians. Especially notable are the refugees from the ...