Asian and Latino immigrants in a restructuring economy : the metamorphosis of Southern California / edited by Marta López-Garza & David R. Diaz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

López-Garza, Marta C. (Marta Christina), 1951-

Diaz, David R., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers--California--Case studies.

Foreign workers.

Asian Americans--Case studies.

Asian Americans.

Hispanic Americans--California--Case studies.

Hispanic Americans.

Economic conditions.

California, Southern--Economic conditions.

California, Southern.

Southern California.

California.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2001]

Summary:

Experiencing both the enormous benefits and the serious detriments of globalization and economic restructuring, Southern California serves as a magnet for immigrants from many parts of the world. This volume advances an emerging body of work that centers this region' s future on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in California, Asians and Latinos, and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy.

Contents:

Part I Women In The Global Economy 19

2. Exploitation and Abuse in the Garment Industry: The Case of the Thai Slave-Labor Compound in El Monte / Julie A. Su, Chanchanit Martorell 21

3. Through Economic Restructuring, Recession, and Rebound: The Continuing Importance of Latina Immigrant Labor in the Los Angeles Economy / Kristine M. Zentgraf 46

Part II Macroeconomics 75

4. The Promises and Dilemmas of Immigrant Ethnic Economies / Tarry Hum 77

5. Economics and Ethnicity: Poverty, Race, and Immigration in Los Angeles County / Manuel Pastor, Jr. 102

Part III The Informal Economy In Southern California 139

6. A Study of the Informal Economy and Latina/o Immigrants in Greater Los Angeles / Marta Lopez-Garza 141

7. Labor behind the Front Door: Domestic Workers in Urban and Suburban Households / Grace A. Rosales 169

8. Doing Business: Central American Enterprises in Los Angeles / Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, Nora Hamilton 188

Part IV Changing Political and Social Terrain 215

9. Latino Street Vendors in Los Angeles: Heterogeneous Alliances, Community-Based Activism, and the State / Clair M. Weber 217

10. The Politics of Social Services for a "Model Minority": The Union of Pan Asian Communities / Linda Trinh Vo 241

11. Community Divided: Korean American Politics in Post-Civil Unrest Los Angeles / Edward J. W. Park 273

12. Constructing "Indianness" in Southern California: The Role of Hindu and Muslim Indian Immigrants / Prema Kurien 289

13. A New and Dynamic Community: The Case of Monterey Park, California / Timothy P. Fong 313

14. The Politics of Adaptation and the "Good Immigrant": Japanese Americans and the New Chinese Immigrants / Leland T. Saito 332

Part V Ethnicity, Race, And Racism 351

15. Variation in Attitudes toward Immigrants Measured among Latino, African American, Asian, and Euro-American Students / Grace A. Rosales, Mona Devich Navarro, Desdemona Cardosa 353

16. Racialized Metropolis: Theorizing Asian American and Latino Identities and Ethnicities in Southern California / ChorSwang Ngin, Rodolfo D. Torres 368

Part VI Social Policy 391

17. Salvadoran Immigrants and Refugees: Demographic and Socioeconomic Profiles / Claudia Dorrington 393

18. Environmental Logic and Minority Communities / David R. Diaz 425.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0804736308

0804736316

OCLC:

44613179