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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Uma, author.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

English

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. Although often perceived as a single, homogenous group, there are significant differences between Asian American cultures that affect their experience. Segal, an Asian American immigrant herself, 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. Segal observes that the profile of the Asian American is shaped not only by the immigrants and their descendents but by the nation's response to their presence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Racism / Clark, Andrea

1. Introduction: A Framework for the Immigration Experience

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

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

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

5. Asian Adjustment

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

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

8. U.S.-Born Asian Americans

9. Implications, Directions, and Action Guidelines

Epilogue: Author's Immigration Experience

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231120838

0231120834

9780231506335

0231506333

OCLC:

940695993