A framework for immigration : Asians in the United States / Uma A. Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Uma Anand.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Social conditions.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Government policy.

Asian Americans--Services for.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

ix, 468 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2002]

Summary:

Although stereotypically portrayed as academic and economic achievers, Asian Americans often live in poverty, underserved by human services, undercompensated in the workforce, and subject to discrimination. Segal analyzes Asian immigration to the U.S., including immigrants reasons for leaving their countries, their attraction to the U.S., the issues they face in contemporary U.S. society, and the history of public attitudes and policy toward them. The author observes that the profile of the Asian American is shaped not only by the immigrants and their descendents but by the nations response to their presence.

Contents:

Prologue: Racism 1

1. Introduction: A Framework for the Immigration Experience 3

2. Pre-1965 Emigration: Leaving the Homeland for the United States 38

3. Post-1965 Emigration: Changes in U.S. Immigration Policy 75

4. Entry Into the United States and the Nation's Response to Asian Immigration 129

5. Asian Adjustment 168

6. Public Policies: Social Welfare, Housing, Education, and Criminal Justice 226

7. Public Policies: Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse 269

8. U.S.

Born Asian Americans 309

9. Implications, Directions, and Action Guidelines 355

Epilogue: Author's Immigration Experience 387.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-439) and index.

ISBN:

0231120826

0231120834

OCLC:

49576597