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 society was maintained by the practice of sponsoring picture brides. The essays in this volume examine such issues as the role of the family, generational changes, and the significance of kinship, networks, newspapers, and credit ...
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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 society was maintained by the practice of sponsoring picture brides. The essays in this volume examine such issues as the role of the family, generational changes, and the significance of kinship, networks, newspapers, and credit associations in various Asian American groups.
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Minor rubbing. Some light binding soil. VG. 23x15cm, xi, 285, (2)pp, Series: Asians in America, 2. Contains 15 papers. Includes: Asian American Socioeconomic Achievement: the Strength of the Family Bond; Household Structure & Family Ideologies: The Dynamics of Immigrant Economic Adaptation Among the Vietnamese Refugees; The Principle of Generation Among the Japanese in Honolulu; Interdependence, Reciprocity & Indebtedness: An Analysis of Japanese American Kinship Relations; Incorporation into Networks Among Sikhs in Los Angeles; Filipino Hometown Associations in Hawaii; Filipino Migration & Community Organizations in the United States; Korean Rotating Credit Associations in Los Angeles; The Chinese American Citizens Alliance: An Effort in Assimilation, 1895-1965; The Hmong Refugee Community in San Diego: Theoretical & Practical Implications of Its Contiunuing Ethnic Solidarity; South Asian Refugees inthe United States: The Interaction of Kinship & Public Policy; Vietnamese in America: Diversity in Adaptation; Elites & Ethnic Boundary Maintenance: A Study of the Role of Elites in Chinatown, New York City; Why There Are No Asian Americans in Hawai'i: The Continuing Significance of Local Identity; Cultural & Economic Boundaries of Korean Ethnicity: A Comparative Analysis.
