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Asian Americans
Contemporary Trends and Issues
Second Edition
Edited by:
- Pyong Gap Min - Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA
September 2005 | 368 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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. The Second Edition has been updated to include information derived from the 2000 US Census.
Acknowledgments
Pyong Gap Min
Introduction
Pyong Gap Min
Asian Immigration: History and Contemporary Trends
Pyong Gap Min
Settlement Patterns and Diversity
Arthur Sakamoto and Yu Xie
The Socioeconomic Attainments of Asian Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 1: Second Generation Asian Americans
Pyong Gap Min
Major Issues Related to Asian American Experiences
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 2: Chinese Americans
Morrison Wong
Chinese Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 3: Japanese Americans
Daisuke Akiba
Japanese Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 4: Filipino Americans
Carl L. Bankston III
Filipino Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 5: South Asian Americans
Nazli Kibria
South Asian Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 6: Korean Americans
Pyong Gap Min
Korean Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 7: Southeast Asian Americans
Ruben G. Rumbaut
Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian Americans
Steven J. Gold
Photo Essay 8: Economic Adaptation
Philip Q. Yang
Future Prospects of Asian Americans
Index
About the Editor
About the Contributors
