Different Historical Trajectories and Family Diversity Among Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans in the United States

Jeong, Yu‐Jin; You, Hyun‐Kyung

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“…Immigration policy in the United States in the early 20th century was dominated by the exclusion of specific groups and strict national quotas that limited the origins of immigrants to countries that had dominated previous immigration flows. When immigrants were admitted from other parts of the world, restrictionist policies often prevented their family formation by excluding female migrants and prohibiting family reunification (Hirschman, 2005; Jeong & You, 2008). By 1965, immigration policy had shifted to a preference for family reunification.…”

Section: Immigration Policy and Family Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The relative ease of movement and communication between some origins and destinations helps maintain transnational communities and families that are simultaneously connected to multiple countries (Falicov, 2007; Jeong & You, 2008; Perreira et al, 2006). Remittances, the financial resources sent back to the origin community, are largely targeted to family members and thus take on great importance in the maintenance of family ties (Espiritu, 2003; Fouron & Glick Schiller, 2001; Levitt, 2001).…”

Section: Understanding First Generation Family Processes: Theory and mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Connecting Complex Processes: A Decade of Research on Immigrant Families

Glick

2010

J of Marriage and Family

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This review examines research on immigrant families in the United States from the past decade from multiple disciplinary perspectives. This work has used variations on assimilation and acculturation perspectives. In the case of the assimilation perspectives, the focus has largely been on family formation, whereas research using acculturation perspectives has focused more on intrafamily relationships. But, over the course of the decade, an interesting integrative model has emerged to address interactions of attitudes and values with structural conditions in the receiving and sending communities. Some of this effort to integrate perspectives can be found in studies of transnational families. The review concludes with some suggestions for continuing this integration and expanding studies to include dynamics of migration and family processes simultaneously.Immigration drives much of the growth and diversity in the United States population. The very nature of American society has been shaped by the shifting mix of immigrants and their offspring (Hirschman, 2005). Immigrants are often thought of as individual actors, but research from the past decade has demonstrated that individuals' choices and chances-the decision to migrate, the choice of destination,

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Section: Immigration Policy and Family Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Understanding First Generation Family Processes: Theory and mentioning

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Connecting Complex Processes: A Decade of Research on Immigrant Families

Glick

2010

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Yet the general display of low or no gains from residing in extended households across various durations of stay (Table 3) verify the second hypothesis of existence of the cultural inclination to live together. As a considerable proportion of Asian extended households come into existence owing to the 1965 INA family reunification (Jeong & You, 2008; T. S. Kang, 2005; Mui et al, 2007) criteria, it is plausible that the foreign-born householders sponsor their parents and siblings to enable coresidence regardless of whether they can actively engage in the paid labor market.…”

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“…Extant body of work pertaining to Asian living arrangements, similar to that seen for Black and Hispanic population represents a combination of structural strains and cultural conditions. A structural factor that is said to have affected the growth in the Asian population and their living arrangements significantly is the allowance of, under the purview of the 1965 INA, the legal admission of family members of naturalized citizens (Espiritu, 1999; Jensen, 1991; Jeong & You, 2008; T. S. Kang, 2005; Kanjanapan, 1989; Mui, Nguyen, Kang, & Domanski, 2007; Stone, Purkayastha, & Berdahl, 2006).…”

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Household Extension and Earnings Among Foreign-Born Asian and Non-Hispanic White Households

Kulkarni

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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Previous research to understand socioeconomic well-being of immigrants finds the type of living arrangement is significantly correlated with household-level earnings. Present study employing 2009-2011 American Community Survey data explores the above relationship for the six major foreign-born Asian groups and native-born non-Hispanic Whites. The results indicate relative to Whites, household extension is more beneficial for Asian households. Furthermore, householders’ labor market advantages as measured by their human capital and English language proficiency are positively associated with nuclear living arrangement. However, diminishing gains in household earnings for the not so recent foreign-born immigrants living in vertically extended households displays a cultural inclination for collective living. Also, there are significant intergroup differences. While Japanese households appear to “rely” the least on household extension to enhance household earnings, the advantage of residing in extended households for the Filipinos and Koreans and especially so for the recent entrants is substantial.

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“…Changes occurred with the 1965 Hart-Cellar Act, which abolished the national origins quota and gave preference to immigrants in the medical and engineering fields. In addition, the political climate and economic status in China and Korea further increased immigration from these two nations (Jeong & You, 2008). Later legislation repealed anti-miscegenation laws, provided for bilingual education, further increased the number of Asians allowed into the country, and gave further preference to certain professional groups (Fong, 2008).…”

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Historical Perspectives on Diverse Asian American Communities: Immigration, Incorporation, and Education

Paik

Kula

Saito

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Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Background/Context Asian Americans have recently been reported as the largest incoming immigrant population and the fastest growing racial group. Diverse in culture, tradition, language, and history, they have unique immigrant stories both before and after the Immigration Act in 1965. Historians, sociologists, educators, and other experts inform us that immigrant arrival into a new country has long-standing effects for any cultural group, but there is limited research that collectively and systematically examines historical immigrant experiences, particularly for diverse Asian American populations. Purpose The purpose of this analytic study is to provide a survey of the historical context experienced by diverse Asian American groups and to link these variations to their current educational outcomes. Based on an adapted model of incorporation, the article analyzes the historical experiences into a taxonomy to understand past and present trends. The research question under consideration is: “How do historical experiences of diverse Asian American immigrant populations link to their current educational outcomes?” Research Design The study design employed a historical analysis based on a taxonomy, which helps classify and systematically organize information to understand patterns and themes. To apply the adapted model across the subgroups of East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian major groups, the authors gathered, reviewed, and systematically organized over 100 sources (e.g., literature review, census data, websites, other historical information, etc.). Findings/Results The findings illustrate the diversity that exists within and between Asian American groups in terms of their immigration, incorporation, and educational experiences. The modes of incorporation, as well as additional barriers and opportunities, varied across all Asian American communities. There is further need to disaggregate data as some groups experienced more barriers than opportunities and continue to struggle in the United States. Conclusions/Recommendations Historical contexts can help inform educators, policy makers, and researchers on ways to support Asian American students and their families. In understanding upward mobility, the nature of co-ethnic communities also played a role for the success of some groups. This study challenges the model minority stereotype by discussing the diversity that exists within and between Asian American groups and reveals how key stakeholders can work together to support positive opportunity structures and partnerships.

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Different Historical Trajectories and Family Diversity Among Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans in the United States

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Connecting Complex Processes: A Decade of Research on Immigrant Families

Connecting Complex Processes: A Decade of Research on Immigrant Families

Household Extension and Earnings Among Foreign-Born Asian and Non-Hispanic White Households

Historical Perspectives on Diverse Asian American Communities: Immigration, Incorporation, and Education

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