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- 1592138586
- EAN
- 9781592138586
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- Paperback
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- Contemporary Chinese America: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Comm...
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- Zhou, Min
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
1592138586
ISBN-13
9781592138586
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70508700
Product Key Features
Book Title
Contemporary Chinese America : Immigration, Ethnicity, and Community Transformation
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General, Interpersonal Relations
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Psychology
Book Series
Asian American History and Cultu Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2008-049611
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Min Zhou's Contemporary Chinese America is a wonderful addition to the literature on Asian Americans, ethnicity, and immigration. It is also an especially helpful resource for students interested in race and class... Contemporary Chinese American is a must read for everyone interested in immigration, race, ethnicity, and contemporary Asian America." --Contemporary Sociology
Dewey Decimal
305.895/1073
Table Of Content
List of Figures and Tables Foreword, by Alejandro Portes Acknowledgments Introduction: A Personal Reflection on the Study of Chinatown and Beyond PART I Historical and Global Contexts 1. The Chinese Diaspora and International Migration PART II Immigration, Demographic Trends, and Community Dynamics 2. Demographic Trends and Characteristics of Contemporary Chinese America 3. In and Out of Chinatown: Residential Segregation and Mobility among Chinese Immigrants in New York City 4. Suburbanization and New Trends in Community Development: The Case of Chinese Ethnoburbs in the San Gabriel Valley, California, with Yen-Fen Tseng and Rebecca Y. Kim PART III The Organizational Structure of the Ethnic Enclave 5. Immigrant Entrepreneurship and the Enclave Economy: The Case of New York City's Chinatown 6. Chinese-Language Media in the United States 7. Chinese Schools and the Ethnic System of Supplementary Education PART IV The Family and the New Second Generation 8. The Other Half of the Sky: Immigrant Women in Chinatown's Enclave Economy 9. Negotiating Culture and Ethnicity: Intergenerational Relations in Chinese Immigrant Families 10. "Parachute Kids" in Southern California: The Educational Experience of Chinese Children in Transnational Families PART V The Future of Chinese America 11. Rethinking Assimilation: The Paradox of "Model Minority" and "Perpetual Foreigner" Appendix: Recommended Films on the Chinese American Experience Notes Bibliography Index
LC Classification Number
E184.C5Z474 2009
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